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This specific conviction upheld, yes. But no, this ruling doesn't speak to whether or not any future convictions may be overturned.

It simply means that at the trial court level, future prosecutions will not be able to rely on the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule if warrantless inculpatory evidence is obtained under similar circumstances. If the governement were to try to present such evidence at trial and the trial judge were to admit it over the objection of the defendant, then that would present a specific ground for appeal.

This ruling merely bolsters the 'better to get a warrant' spirit of the Fourth Amendment.




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