Arizona v. Evans, No. 93-1660 (U.S. Supreme Court) (514 U.S. 1; 115 S.Ct. 1185) (March 1, 1995) (Justice Rehnquist)
This case established an exception to the exclusionary rule where law enforcement officers rely on police records that contain erroneous information resulting from clerical errors of court employees. In this case, the police officer had run a computer check, which revealed that the defendant was wanted on an outstanding misdemeanor ...
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