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Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule inapplicable to child protection cases.(Child Protection Law Abstracts)
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Child Protection Law Report
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June 1, 2005
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In re Cory P. v. Jennifer P.
No. S-04-1079
Supreme Court of Nebraska
May 27, 2005
The Supreme Court of Nebraska decided that the exclusionary rule, which bars evidence gathered as a result of Fourth Amendment violations, does not apply to child protection cases. The court, therefore, declined the opportunity to address whether a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when she entered and searched a home without consent or a search warrant upon suspicion of child neglect.
Deputy Alice Meyer responded to a report of a young child wandering outside alone in a trailer park in Omaha, Neb. The child appeared to be neglected.
Deputy Meyer asked the ...