Legal Opinion
State v. Oakes
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 6, 1991No. 89-506PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, C.J.
The issue presented on appeal to this Court is whether our state exclusionary rule for violations of Article 11 *172of the Vermont Constitution should be limited by the “good faith” exception articulated by the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984). We hold that it should not. Accordingly, the trial court’s denial of defendant’s suppression motion is reversed, and the cause is remanded.
On March 1, 1989, Detective Michael Colgan of the Bennington Police Department applied for and received a warrant to search the residence of defendant’s girl friend. That evening…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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