People v. Downing

Opinion

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

In this case we have explored the difficult question of the extent to which a police officer may rely upon computer-generated data furnished by the judicial system in carrying out searches and seizures. We conclude, consistent with the recent announcement by the United States Supreme Court in Arizona v. Evans (1995) 514 U.S._[131 L.Ed.2d 34, 115 S.Ct. 1185], 1 that where errors exist in such data based on mistakes made solely within the judicial system, the deterrent effect of the Fourth Amendment’s exclusionary rule will not be served by suppressing evidence…