U.S. Supreme Court: Prof Tells Court There Is No ‘Barney Fife’ Defense To Search Violations

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October 8, 2008
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ABA Journal
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Profesor Pamela S. Karlan is quoted in an ABA Journal article about her argument in front of the Supreme Court in Herring v. United States:

Pamela S. Karlan argued that police errors should count against police, and that enforcing the exclusionary rule in this case will lead to better-kept police records.

Karlan said those problems don’t justify an exception. “There’s not a Barney Fife defense to the violation of the Fourth Amendment,” she said.

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