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TX: Statutory exclusionary rule not subject to judicial exceptions

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Texas's exclusionary rule (Art. 38.22) bars admission of statements that are a new crime in themselves. Judicial exceptions to Miranda do not apply under 38.22. Nguyen v. State, 2009 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 882 (July 1, 2009).* Recent postings to SSRN: Winn, Peter A.,Katz and the Origins of the 'Reasonable Expectation of Privacy' Test(October 29, 2008). McGeorge Law Review, Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1291870 Anderson, José F.,Reflections on Standing: Challenges to Searches and Seizures in a High Technology World(Spring 2006). Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 75, p. 1099, 2006. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1344516 Harris, David A.,How Accountability-Based Policing Can Reinforce - Or Replace - The Fourth Amendment Exclusionary Rule(May 29, 2009)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on July 06, 2009 (boomark / email).