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← Suppression Motion Pack

CDs where the government will invoke Leon to save a facially defective warrant.

Motion to Suppress — Rebutting the Good-Faith Exception (United States v. Leon)

Fourth Amendment suppression motion rebutting the government's Leon good-faith exception defense. Leon + Groh v. Ramirez + Herring v. United States doctrine.

Knock out Leon by showing the warrant was so facially deficient that no officer could reasonably have relied on it — or that the magistrate abandoned a neutral and detached role.

“Suppression therefore remains an appropriate remedy if the magistrate or judge in issuing a warrant was misled by information in an affidavit that the affiant knew was false or would have known was false except for his reckless disregard of the truth.”

United States v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897, 923 (1984) (White, J.) — first of four exceptions to good-faith reliance on a facially valid warrant(opens in new tab)
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What this template gives you that a cold WESTLAW search does not.
  1. 01.

    Leon's four exceptions: magistrate misled by false affidavit; magistrate abandoned neutral role; bare-bones affidavit; facially deficient warrant.

  2. 02.

    Groh v. Ramirez: a warrant that fails to describe the things to be seized is constitutionally deficient on its face — Leon cannot save it.

  3. 03.

    Cross-exam targets what the executing officer actually read before entry and whether the officer verified the warrant's particularity.

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Good-Faith Exception Rebuttal — Case details

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What does the template contain?

Eight sections: cover (your case identifier + jurisdiction stamped on), scope of motion (constitutional / statutory ground and the doctrine the court must apply), lead controlling authority (verbatim finding + source URL), 2-4 supporting authorities with source URLs, pre-drafted motion language (~250 words editable), reply-brief framework (anticipates the government's expected response), 8-12 cross-examination questions for the testifying officer, and the methods + source URLs bibliography.

Is this legal advice?

No. The template is a research artifact modeled on controlling Fourth Amendment doctrine for this motion type. Counsel of record adapts the motion language to the circuit's specific precedent and the facts of the case before filing.

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Do you cite anything I cannot independently verify?

No. Every citation in every template carries a source URL. Lead authorities are United States Supreme Court opinions. Supporting authorities are binding circuit precedent, all linked to CourtListener or official government sources. A citation without a working source URL does not ship.

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