· 6/25/2024
Frederick County, Virginia v. Virginia Department of the Treasury
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- concluding that law enforcement's failure to seek a search warrant precluded application of the inevitable discovery doctrine
- “We conclude that permitting warrantless searches without the prosecution demonstrating that the police were in pursuit of a warrant is not a proper application of the inevitable discovery rule.”
- “The inevitable discovery doctrine was first adopted by the United States Supreme Court in Nix [v. Williams, 467 U.S. 431 (1984)] and has long been recognized by this Court.”
- discussing the inevitable discovery doctrine
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