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- authority type
- case
- jurisdiction
- federal_nationwide
- publication status
- published_united_states_reports
- precedential status
- binding
- decision or issuance date
- 1978-06-26
- subsequent history
- Official source reviewed through 2026-08-25.
- negative treatment status
- Official primary sources checked through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
- material limitations
- Use only for the bounded propositions and limitations stated in the linked canonical modules.
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Linked modules
Franks v. Delaware
Holding used
Threshold, proof, materiality, hearing, and suppression rules for specified deliberate or reckless warrant-affidavit falsehoods.
Material limitation
Omissions, informant statements, extensions beyond the original holding, and record applications require controlling law.
Official source and pinpoints
438 U.S. 154, 155–56, 170–72 (1978): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-438/pdf/USREPORTS-438-154.pdf