State v. Tatro

The opinion of the court was delivered by Luckert, J.:

*176 Applying the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the United States Supreme Court has developed a remedy that prohibits the admission of evidence obtained in violation of a person's constitutional rights. That remedy, known as the exclusionary rule, seeks to deter future constitutional violations by police officers and applies only when it furthers the rule's purpose. Several exceptions to the rule define situations in which the Supreme Court has determined the purpose is not served. This appeal focuses on one such…