Title:

Bennie Dean Herring v. United States

Subject:

Criminal Law & Procedure, Fourth Amendment

Question:

Whether the Fourth Amendment requires evidence found during a search incident to an arrest to be suppressed when the arresting officer conducted the arrest and search in sole reliance upon facially credible but erroneous information negligently provided by another law enforcement agent.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit Opinion Filed: July 17, 2007
• United States Supreme Court Cert. Granted: February 19, 2008

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.