The good faith exception argues that the exclusionary rule was designed to deter police misconduct rather that to punish the errors of judges and magistrates.

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The good faith exception to the exclusionary rule allows evidence collected in violation of privacy rights to be admitted in court if police officers were acting on a defective search warrant they believed to be valid, thus focusing on deterring police misconduct rather than penalizing judicial errors.

The Good Faith Exception Argues That the Exclusionary Rule Was