In Herring v. U.S. (2009), SCOTUS held that if an officer makes an arrest, reasonably (but wrongly)believing there's an outstanding arrest warrant against the suspect, the arrest violates the Fourth Amendment, but evidence obtained during a search incident to the unlawful arrest is admissible in court.

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In Herring v. U.S. (2009), the Supreme Court held that evidence obtained during a search incident to an arrest based on a mistakenly believed outstanding arrest warrant (due to police error) does not violate the Fourth Amendment and is admissible in court, emphasizing the importance of police errors being reasonable and not reckless or deliberate.

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