People v. Goldston

In this case, we must determine whether to recognize a “good-faith” exception to the exclusionary rule. In United States v Leon, 468 US 897; 104 S Ct 3405; 82 L Ed 2d 677 (1984), the United States Supreme Court interpreted US Const, Am IV and adopted a good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule as a remedy for unreasonable searches and seizures. Under Leon, the exclusionary rule does not bar the admission of evidence seized in reasonable, good-faith reliance on a search warrant ultimately found to have *526been defective. The exclusionary rule in Michigan is a judicially created remedy that is…