Criminal Procedure: Exclusionary Rule: Exceptions

Exceptions to the exclusionary rule: The exclusionary rule does not apply to:

• Grand Juries
• Civil proceedings
• Parole revocation proceedings

A good faith defense to exclusion of evidence exists when:

• Police had a good faith reliance on a defective search warrant
• Police had a good faith belief that a statute or ordinance was constitutional, though it was later ruled unconstitutional
• Police had a good faith reliance on a judicial opinion, later changed by another opinion.