HR 5776 · 95th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to amend section 2254 (relating to Federal habeas corpus for certain persons in State custody) of title 28 of the United States Code to provide that the exclusionary rule apply in cases under that section to the same extent that the exclusionary rule would apply in an appellate proceeding arising out of the conviction on which such custody is based.

Introduced 1977-03-30· Sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1977-03-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stipulates that if the relevant State judgment in a Federal habeas corpus action resulted from a trial in which illegally obtained evidence was admitted then the judgment shall have no more validity that it would have had in a proceeding for appellate review.…

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