HB1255 - Tennessee: Evidence, Titles, Short

Companion Bill SB0168. Evidence - Enacts the "Exclusionary Rule Reform Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7 and Title 40, Chapter 17. Fiscal Summary for HB1255 / *SB0168 MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB1255 / *SB0168 This bill creates a good faith exception to the exclusionary rule in state courts. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. The Constitution of the State of Tennessee, Article 1, Section 7, mirrors the fourth amendment. The "exclusionary rule" generally requires that evidence must be excluded from use in a criminal prosecution if the evidence is obtained in violation of constitutional safeguards against unreasonable searches and seizures. The U.S. Supreme Court and the Tennessee Supreme Court recognize the exclusionary rule; however, the [...]

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