The good faith exception is a legal doctrine that allows evidence collected in violation of a person's Fourth Amendment rights to be admissible in court if law enforcement officers were acting under the belief that their actions were lawful. This principle acknowledges that some mistakes made by police may not warrant the exclusion of evidence, especially if the officers had a reasonable basis for their actions, thereby balancing the need for effective law enforcement against individual rights.
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