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GGD-79-45 1 (1979-04-19)

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REPORT BY THE


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES                                 1


Impact Of The Exclusionary Rule

On Federal Criminal Prosecutions





At the request of Senator Edward      M.
Kennedy, GAO studied the impact of the
exclusionary rule on criminal prosecutions.
In general, this rule prohibits the
introduction of evidence seized in violation
of the fourth amendment--unreasonable
searches and seizures.


Of the 2,804 cases analyzed during the
period July 1 through August 31,1978, 16
percent of the defendants whose cases were
accepted for prosecution filed some type of
suppression motion; 11 percent cited the
fourth  amendment. However, only
four-tenths of  1   percent  of declined
defendants' cases were declined  due to
fourth amendment search and seizure
problems.


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    GGD-79-45
APRIL 19, 1979

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