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UNITED STATES v. JANIS

No. 74-958.

428 U.S. 433 (1976)

96 S.Ct. 3021

49 L.Ed.2d 1046

UNITED STATES ET AL. v. JANIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided July 6, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Bork argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Crampton, Stuart A. Smith, Robert E. Lindsay, and Carleton D. Powell.

Herbert D. Sturman argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Richard G. Sherman.

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case presents an issue of the appropriateness of an extension of the judicially created exclusionary rule: Is evidence seized by a state criminal law enforcement officer in good faith, but nonetheless unconstitutionally, inadmissible in a civil proceeding by or against the United States?

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