State v. Powell
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with involvement with a theft. Defendant moved to suppress evidence obtained through a search warrant authorizing the seizure of his biological material. The district court denied the motion to suppress, and Defendant was subsequently convicted of felony theft and felony criminal damage to property. The court of appeals affirmed the district court’s denial of Defendant’s motion to suppress. The Supreme Court reversed Defendant’s convictions, holding that it was objectively unreasonable for the officer to rely on the warrant , and therefore, the district court erred by applying the United States v. Leon good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule after finding the warrant lacked the required probable cause. Remanded.
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