Does the doctrine of "inevitable discovery" preclude suppression of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Loverde v. Superior Court, 162 Cal.App.3d 102, 208 Cal.Rptr. 134 (Cal. App. 1984):
2 The doctrine of "inevitable discovery" precludes suppression of evidence seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment if it would inevitably have been discovered lawfully. (See, e.g., People v. Superior Court (Tunch) (1978) 80 Cal.App.3d 665, 673, 145 Cal.Rptr. 795.)
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