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Tolentino v. New York

Docket No.09-11556
ArgumentMar 21, 2011

Holding

The Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted and therefore did not decide whether pre-existing identity-related governmental documents are subject to the exclusionary rule when they are obtained as the direct result of police action violative of the Fourth Amendment.

Plain English Holding

The Court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted and therefore did not decide whether a defendant’s identity must be suppressed when it is discovered as a result as a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

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