arizona evans argued december decided march respondent arrested phoenix police routine traffic stop patrol car computer indicated outstanding misdemeanor warrant arrest subsequent search car revealed bag marijuana charged possession respondent moved suppress marijuana fruit unlawful arrest since misdemeanor warrant quashed arrest trial granted motion appeals reversed ground exclusionary rule purpose served excluding evidence obtained error employees directly associated arresting officers police department reversing arizona rejected distinction clerical errors committed law enforcement personnel similar mistakes employees predicted exclusionary rule application serve improve efficiency criminal justice system recordkeepers held jurisdiction review state decision michigan long decision fairly appears rest primarily federal law interwoven federal law adequacy independence possible ground clear opinion face accept reasonable explanation state decided case way believed federal law required standard determining whether decision rests upon adequate independent state ground adopted obviate unsatisfactory intrusive practice requiring state courts clarify decisions satisfaction provide state page ii judges clearer opportunity develop state jurisprudence unimpeded federal interference yet preserve federal law integrity michigan properly serves purpose disturbed state courts free interpret state constitutional provisions accord greater protection individual rights similar provisions constitution serve experimental laboratories however cases interpret constitution free final authority case state based decision squarely upon interpretation federal law discussed appropriateness applying exclusionary rule offered plain statement references federal law used purpose guidance compel result reached pp exclusionary rule require suppression evidence seized violation fourth amendment erroneous information resulted clerical errors employees exclusionary rule judicially created remedy designed safeguard future violations fourth amendment rights deterrent effect however issue exclusion separate whether amendment violated amendment expressly preclude use evidence obtained violation commands exclusion appropriate rule remedial objectives thought efficaciously served framework used leon determine sound reason apply exclusionary rule means deterring misconduct part judicial officers responsible issuing search warrants applies case exclusionary rule historically designed means deterring police misconduct mistakes employees see addition respondent offers evidence employees inclined ignore subvert fourth amendment lawlessness among actors requires application extreme sanction exclusion see ibid fact justice clerk testified type error occurred every three four years finally basis believing application exclusionary rule significant effect employees responsible informing police warrant quashed since adjuncts law enforcement team engaged ferreting crime stake outcome particular prosecutions application exclusionary rule also expected alter arresting officer behavior since indication officer acting reasonably relied upon computer record page iii pp rehnquist delivered opinion scalia kennedy souter thomas breyer joined filed concurring opinion souter breyer joined souter filed concurring opinion breyer joined stevens filed dissenting opinion ginsburg filed dissenting opinion stevens joined arizona evans chief justice rehnquist delivered opinion case presents question whether evidence seized violation fourth amendment officer acted reliance police record indicating existence outstanding arrest warrant record later determined erroneous must suppressed virtue exclusionary rule regardless source error arizona held exclusionary rule required suppression evidence even erroneous information resulted error committed employee office clerk disagree january phoenix police officer bryan sargent observed respondent evans driving wrong way street front police station officer stopped respondent asked see driver license respondent told license suspended officer entered respondent name computer data terminal located patrol car computer inquiry confirmed respondent license suspended also indicated outstanding misdemeanor warrant arrest based upon outstanding warrant officer sargent placed respondent arrest handcuffed respondent dropped cigarette arizona evans officers determined smelled marijuana officers proceeded search car discovered bag marijuana passenger seat state charged respondent possession marijuana police notified justice arrested justice discovered arrest warrant previously quashed advised police respondent argued arrest based warrant quashed days prior arrest marijuana seized incident arrest suppressed fruit unlawful arrest respondent also argued good faith exception exclusionary rule inapplicable police error judicial error caused invalid arrest app suppression hearing chief clerk justice testified justice peace issued arrest warrant december respondent failed appear answer several traffic violations december respondent appeared pro tem justice peace entered notation respondent file quash warrant chief clerk also testified regarding standard procedure quashing warrant procedure justice clerk calls informs warrant section sheriff office warrant quashed sheriff office removes warrant computer records calling sheriff office clerk makes note individual file indicating clerk made phone call person sheriff office clerk spoke chief clerk testified indication respondent file clerk called notified sheriff office arrest warrant quashed records clerk sheriff office also testified sheriff office arizona evans record telephone call informing respondent arrest warrant quashed close testimony respondent argued evidence obtained result arrest suppressed purposes exclusionary rule served making clerks clerk sheriff office whoever responsible mistake careful making sure warrants removed records trial granted motion suppress concluded state fault failing quash warrant presumably find distinction state action whether happens police department trial made factual finding whether justice sheriff office responsible continued presence quashed warrant police records divided panel arizona appeals reversed believe exclusionary rule intended deter justice employees sheriff office employees directly associated arresting officers arresting officers police department therefore concluded purpose exclusionary rule served excluding evidence obtained case ibid arizona reversed rejected distinction drawn appeals clerical errors committed law enforcement personnel similar mistakes employees predicted application exclusionary rule hopefully serve improve efficiency keep records criminal justice system finally concluded ven assuming deterrence arizona evans principal reason application exclusionary rule disagree appeals purpose served carelessness clerk results unlawful arrest ibid granted certiorari determine whether exclusionary rule requires suppression evidence seized incident arrest resulting inaccurate computer record regardless whether police personnel personnel responsible record continued presence police computer reverse first must consider whether jurisdiction review arizona decision respondent argues lack jurisdiction arizona never passed upon fourth amendment issue instead based decision arizona statute rev stat ann adequate independent state ground alternative respondent asks remand arizona clarification michigan long adopted standard determining whether decision rested upon adequate independent state ground state decision fairly appears rest primarily federal law interwoven federal law adequacy independence possible state law ground clear face opinion accept reasonable explanation state decided case way believed arizona evans federal law required adopted practice part obviate unsatisfactory intrusive practice requiring state courts clarify decisions satisfaction also concluded approach provide state judges clearer opportunity develop state jurisprudence unimpeded federal interference yet preserve integrity federal law ibid justice ginsburg overrule michigan long supra believes rule case impedes ability serve laboratories testing solutions novel legal problems post opinion long describes history differing approaches determination whether judgment highest state rested federal nonfederal grounds doubt occasions dismissed writ certiorari occasions vacated judgment state remanded might clarify basis decision see ibid latter approach always achieve arizona evans desired result burdened state courts additional work ibid believe michigan long properly serves purpose disturbed state courts absolutely free interpret state constitutional provisions accord greater protection individual rights similar provisions constitution also free serve experimental laboratories sense justice brandeis used term dissenting opinion new state ice liebmann urging impose federal constitutional restraints efforts state serve laboratory decision today state arizona remains free seek whatever solutions chooses problems law enforcement posed advent computerization indeed freer disabused erroneous view constitution requires state courts appropriate cases merely free bound interpret constitution free final authority principle enunciated cohens virginia wheat presumably justice ginsburg quarrel minnesota national tea recognized authority final arbiter constitution eroded arizona evans lack clarity decisions fundamental state courts left free unfettered us interpreting state constitutions equally important ambiguous obscure adjudications state courts stand barriers determination validity federal constitution state action intelligent exercise appellate powers compels us ask elimination obscurities ambiguities opinions cases course assures important federal issues argued reach adjudication state courts final arbiters important issues federal constitution encroach constitutional jurisdiction applying standard conclude jurisdiction reversing appeals arizona stated hile may inappropriate invoke exclusionary rule magistrate issued facially valid warrant discretionary judicial function based erroneous evaluation facts law leon useful proper negligent record keeping purely clerical function results unlawful arrest thus arizona decision suppress evidence based squarely upon interpretation federal law see ibid offer plain statement references federal law used purpose guidance id compel result reached long supra arizona evans fourth amendment right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures shall violated warrants shall issue upon probable cause supported oath affirmation particularly describing place searched persons things seized const recognized however fourth amendment contains provision expressly precluding use evidence obtained violation commands see leon wrong condemned fourth amendment fully accomplished unlawful search seizure ibid quoting calandra use fruits past unlawful search seizure work new fourth amendment wrong leon supra quoting calandra supra question whether exclusionary rule remedy appropriate particular context long regarded issue separate question whether fourth amendment rights party seeking invoke rule violated police conduct illinois gates see also havens stone powell calandra supra exclusionary rule operates judicially created remedy designed safeguard future violations fourth amendment rights rule general deterrent effect leon supra calandra supra remedial device rule application restricted instances remedial objectives thought efficaciously served leon supra calandra supra exclusionary rule result appreciable deterrence clearly use arizona evans unwarranted janis leon examined whether application exclusionary rule expected alter behavior law enforcement officers concluded officer conduct objectively reasonable excluding evidence ends exclusionary rule appreciable way painfully apparent officer acting reasonable officer act similar circumstances excluding evidence way affect future conduct unless make less willing duty leon arizona evans supra quoting stone powell supra white dissenting respondent relies hensley argues evidence seized incident arrest suppressed victim fourth amendment violation brief respondent hensley determined evidence uncovered result terry stop admissible officers made stop acted objectively reasonable reliance flyer issued officers another police department possessed reasonable suspicion justify terry stop hensley determined fourth amendment violation never considered whether seized evidence excluded hensley contradict earlier pronouncements question whether exclusionary rule remedy appropriate particular context long regarded issue separate question whether fourth amendment rights party seeking invoke rule violated police conduct gates supra see also stone powell supra calandra respondent also argues whiteley warden wyoming state penitentiary arizona evans compels exclusion evidence whiteley determined fourth amendment violated police officers arrested whiteley recovered inculpatory evidence based upon radio report two suspects involved two robberies although police entitled act strength radio bulletin determined fourth amendment violation initial complaint upon arrest warrant subsequent radio bulletin based insufficient support independent judicial assessment probable cause concluded otherwise illegal arrest insulated challenge decision instigating officer rely fellow officers make arrest ibid arrest violated whiteley constitutional rights fourth fourteenth amendments evidence secured incident thereto excluded trial mapp ohio whiteley supra although whiteley clearly retains relevance determining whether police officers violated fourth amendment see hensley supra precedential value regarding application exclusionary rule dubious whiteley treated identification fourth amendment violation synonymous application exclusionary rule evidence secured incident violation subsequent case law rejected reflexive application exclusionary rule cf krull supra sheppard supra leon calandra supra later cases emphasized issue exclusion separate whether fourth amendment violated see leon supra exclusion appropriate arizona evans remedial objectives rule thought efficaciously served see calandra supra approach consistent dissenting justices position illinois krull major case since leon sheppard involving exception exclusionary rule case found exception applies officer conducts search objectively reasonable reliance constitutionality statute subsequently declared unconstitutional krull even dissenting justices krull agreed leon provided proper framework analyzing whether exclusionary rule applied simply thought application leon stated rationales le contrary result dissenting sum respondent persuade us abandon leon framework applying reasoning leon facts case conclude decision arizona must reversed arizona determined support distinction drawn clerical errors committed law enforcement personnel similar mistakes employees even assuming responsibility error rested justice follow exclusionary rule inapplicable facts ibid holding contrary reasoning leon supra massachusetts sheppard krull supra employees responsible erroneous computer record exclusion evidence trial sufficiently deter future errors warrant severe sanction first noted leon exclusionary rule historically designed means deterring police misconduct mistakes employees see leon supra arizona evans see also krull supra second respondent offers evidence employees inclined ignore subvert fourth amendment lawlessness among actors requires application extreme sanction exclusion see leon supra see also krull supra contrary chief clerk justice testified suppression hearing type error occurred every three four years app finally important basis believing application exclusionary rule circumstances significant effect employees responsible informing police warrant quashed clerks adjuncts law enforcement team engaged often competitive enterprise ferreting crime see johnson stake outcome particular criminal prosecutions cf leon supra krull supra threat exclusion evidence expected deter individuals failing inform police officials warrant quashed cf leon supra krull supra indeed clerk responsible erroneous entry police computer application exclusionary rule also expected alter behavior arresting officer trial case stated think police officer bound arrest think derelict duty failed arrest app cf leon supra excluding evidence way affect officer future conduct unless make less willing duty quoting stone powell white dissenting chief clerk justice testified type error occurred every three four years app fact clerks discovered arizona evans error immediately corrected proceeded search files make sure similar mistakes occurred indication arresting officer acting objectively reasonably relied upon police computer record application leon framework supports categorical exception exclusionary rule clerical errors employees see leon sheppard supra judgment arizona therefore reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered footnotes justice ginsburg certainly correct notes ince long repeatedly followed plain statement requirement post quoting harris reed opinion blackmun see also illinois rodriguez opinion scalia pennsylvania muniz opinion brennan maryland garrison opinion stevens caldwell mississippi opinion marshall california carney opinion burger ohio johnson opinion rehnquist oliver opinion powell cf coleman thompson opinion declining expand long harris presumption instances relevant state decision fairly appear rest primarily federal law interwoven law justice ginsburg acknowledges much since long state courts remand reinstated prior judgments clarifying reliance state grounds post citing statistics surely jurisdiction vacate remand judgment clarification post also must jurisdiction determine whether judgment based upon adequate independent state ground see abie state bank bryan solicitor general amicus curiae argues analysis similar apply personnel also apply order determine whether evidence suppressed police personnel responsible error state made argument agree record case adequately present issue consideration brief amicus curiae accordingly decline address question arizona evans justice justice souter justice breyer join concurring evidence case strongly suggests employee departure established procedures caused record respondent arrest warrant remain computer system warrant quashed prudently limits question whether employee departure established procedures kind error exclusionary rule apply holds error agree conclusion join opinion holding reaffirms exclusionary rule imposes significant costs society law enforcement interests thus apply deterrence purposes efficaciously served ante limiting single question however hold employee mistake case necessarily error may occurred exclusionary rule might apply police innocent employee mistake may may acted reasonably reliance recordkeeping system surely reasonable police rely say recordkeeping system arizona evans agency mechanism ensure accuracy time routinely leads false arrests even years probable cause arrest ceased exist ever existed saying nothing new said respect information sources police use informants obvious example illinois gates indicated informant provides information certain criminal activities specify basis knowledge finding probable cause based information upheld unless informant known unusual reliability citing sellers involving informant provided accurate information one hundred instances matters investigation see generally lafave search seizure ed supp certainly reliability recordkeeping systems deserves less scrutiny informants course comparison informants may instructive opposite way well long informant reliability pass constitutional muster finding probable cause may defeated showing information informant provided mistaken see id citation omitted see also id axiomatic hindsight may employed determining whether prior arrest search made upon probable cause recent years witnessed advent powerful recordkeeping systems facilitate arrests ways never possible police course entitled enjoy substantial advantages technology confers may however rely blindly benefits efficient law enforcement mechanisms comes burden corresponding constitutional responsibilities arizona evans justice souter justice breyer joins concurring joining opinion share justice understanding narrow scope hold today concurrence join well add answer another question may reach us due course far dealing fruits computerized error concept deterrence exclusion evidence extend government whole merely police ground otherwise reasonable expectation keeping number resulting false arrests within acceptable minimum limit arizona evans justice stevens dissenting justice ginsburg written important opinion explaining unwisely departed settled law interpreted jurisdiction expansively michigan long join dissent conclusion writ certiorari dismissed addressed merits however add comment holding seems assume fourth amendment particularly exclusionary rule effectuates amendment commands limited purpose deterring police misconduct constitutional text history adoption interpretation identify majestic conception amendment protects fundamental right people secure persons houses papers effects official searches seizures unreasonable amendment constraint power sovereign merely agents see olmstead brandeis dissenting remedy violation imposes costs sovereign motivating train personnel avoid future violations see stewart road mapp ohio beyond origins development future arizona evans exclusionary rule cases colum rev exclusionary rule fairly characterized extreme sanction ante justice stewart cogently explained implementation constitutionally mandated sanction merely places government position conducted illegal search seizure first place given undisputed fact case constitution prohibited warrantless arrest petitioner nothing extreme arizona conclusion state permitted profit negligent misconduct even one accepts deterrence sole rationale exclusionary rule arizona decision correct merits majority reliance leon misplaced search case authorized presumptively valid warrant issued california arizona evans superior judge contrast case involves search pursuant arrest made warrant outstanding petitioner holding leon rested majority doubt exclusion evidence seized pursuant warrant significant deterrent effect issuing judge magistrate reasoning leon assumed existence warrant remains wholly inapplicable warrantless searches seizures fourth amendment warrant clause provides fundamental check official invasions individual right privacy harris jackson dissenting see generally kamisar exclusionary rule rest principled basis rather empirical proposition creighton rev leon stands dubious limited proposition courts look behind face warrant police relied good faith leon exemption judges magistrates deterrent ambit exclusionary rule rested consistently emphasis warrant requirement officials constitutionally determined role issuing warrants see leon taken terms leon logic extend time warrant issued extend clerks functionaries arizona evans work building police officers may regular direct contact police judges magistrates phoenix police department part chain information resulted petitioner unlawful warrantless arrest reasonably presume law enforcement officials stand best position monitor errors occurred influence mundane communication procedures order prevent errors presumption comports notion exclusionary rule exists deter future police misconduct systemically see stone powell dunaway new york stevens concurring see generally kamisar supra stewart supra deterrent purpose extends law enforcement whole merely arresting officer compare ante whiteley warden wyoming state penitentiary consequently phoenix officers good faith diminish deterrent value invalidating arrest petitioner seeks minimize impact holding security citizen referring testimony chief clerk east phoenix number one justice particular type error occurred maybe every three four years see ante apart fact clerk promptly contradicted see post arizona evans slim evidence base conclusion computer error poses appreciable threat fourth amendment interests support cites case see ante citing johnson overlooks reality computer technology changed nature threats citizens privacy past half century see post changed reality fraction fourth amendment violations held resulted unlawful arrests ever noted redressed justice jackson observed may convinced many unlawful searches innocent people turn nothing incriminating arrest made courts nothing never hear brinegar dissenting opinion moreover even errors computer records warrants rare merely minimize cost enforcing exclusionary rule cases like agree justice ginsburg premature adjudication issue particularly unwise much learn consequences computer error well efficacy preventive measures see post one consequence holding seems immediately obvious serious impact otherwise innocent citizen stopped minor traffic infraction arizona evans wrongfully arrested based erroneous information computer data base assume police officer reasonably relies computer information immune liability action course held respondeat superior unavailable basis imposing liability municipality see monell new york city dept social services thus courts power discourage official error kind must application exclusionary rule use general warrants search evidence violations crown revenue laws understandably outraged authors bill rights see sales new york weeks power places liberty every man hands every petty officer james otis quoted works john adams adams ed turn illinois krull dissenting offense dignity citizen arrested handcuffed searched public street simply bureaucrat failed maintain accurate computer data base strikes equally outrageous case course error led fortuitous detection respondent unlawful possession marijuana suppression fruit error prevent prosecution crime cost however must weighed interest protecting wholly innocent citizens unwarranted indignity judgment cost amply offset appropriately jealous regard maintaining integrity individual rights mapp ohio reason well set forth justice ginsburg respectfully dissent see stewart road mapp ohio beyond origins development future exclusionary rule cases colum rev fully aware statements question whether exclusionary rule applied distinct question whether fourth amendment violated indeed majority twice quotes statement opinion illinois gates see ante note eminent members justices holmes brandeis harlan stewart expressed opposite view see olmstead holmes dissenting brandeis dissenting whiteley warden wyoming state penitentiary harlan elkins stewart stewart supra majority today candidly acknowledges justice harlan opinion whiteley treated identification fourth amendment violation synonymous application exclusionary rule evidence secured incident violation ante justice observed dissent illinois krull leon relied explicitly tradition judicial independence concluding presented evidence contrary relatively little cause concern judicial officers might take opportunity presented exception authorize unconstitutional searches joined dissent take exception majority pronouncement today opinion consistent ante eight years chief clerk justice peace occasions warrant quashed police notified happen rare occasions say rare occasions many times eight years chief clerk arizona evans particular like maybe one every three four years something like happens anything done office correct problem well one happened searched files make sure ones three ones day happened fortunately arrested app arizona evans case portrays increasing use computer technology law enforcement illustrates evolving problem need judgment resolve hastily arizona relied principles free society reaching decision reviews reverses arizona decision assumption arizona highest sought assiduously apply fourth amendment jurisprudence thus follows presumption announced michigan long unclear whether state decision rests state federal law long dictates arizona evans assumption state relied federal law basis assumption asserts jurisdiction review decision arizona long presumption see impedes ability serve laboratories testing solutions novel legal problems apply opposite presumption assume arizona ruled state people constitutional recognition individual security unwarranted state intrusion accordingly dismiss writ certiorari specifically arizona saw growing use computerized records law enforcement development presenting new dangers individual liberty excluding evidence seized result incorrect computer data arizona anticipated reduce incidence uncorrected records dissent laments high costs exclusionary rule suggests application purposeless provides offsetting benefits assertion ignores fact arrest warrants result denial human liberty arizona evans therefore among important legal documents repugnant principles free society person ever taken police custody computer error precipitated government carelessness automation increasingly invades modern life potential orwellian mischief grows circumstances exclusionary rule cost afford without invoking long majority presumes arizona relied federal law long instructs opinion discussing state federal precedents shall deemed rely federal law absent plain statement opinion decision rests state law long reasons case illustrates arizona evans choose opposite plain statement rule presume absent plain statement contrary state decision kind issue rests independent ground ii arizona evans isaac evans arrest exemplifies risks associated computerization arrest warrants though arrest fact warrantless warrant issued quashed two weeks episode suit computer reported otherwise evans case idiosyncratic rogan los angeles supp cd cal similarly indicates problem los angeles police department entered ncic computer arrest warrant man suspected robbery murder suspect impersonating terry dean rogan arrest warrant erroneously named rogan compounding error los angeles police department failed include description suspect physical characteristics next two years incorrect incomplete information caused rogan arrested four times three times gunpoint stops minor traffic infractions michigan oklahoma see another case genre district observed inaccurate listing ncic computer defendant marked man five months prior arrest time arizona evans routine check police well result defendant arrest booking search detention moreover happen anywhere law enforcement officers access ncic information defendant subject deprived liberty time without legal basis mackey supp arizona evans electronic age particularly respect recordkeeping personnel police officers neatly compartmentalized actors instead serve together carry state objectives whether particular records maintained police courts dispositive single computer database answer calls artificial distinguish clerk police clerk slips practice may difficult pinpoint whether one official employee another police officer caused error exist persist applying exclusionary rule arizona may well supply powerful incentive state promote prompt updating computer records arizona hardly unreasonable expectation incentive update promptly diminished records exempt rule sway arizona evans historically state laws source state courts arbiters individual rights linde first things first rediscovering bills rights balt rev drafters federal bill rights looked provisions state constitutions models moreover many adopted constitutions modeled bills rights state constitutions rather federal bill rights ibid recognized fourteenth amendment constrains actions incorporates provisions federal bill rights state constitutional rights interpreted state courts imposed primary constraints state action brennan state constitutions protection individual rights harv rev state courts interpreting state law remain particularly well situated enforce individual rights institutional constraints observed may limit ability enforce federal constitutional guarantees sager fair measure legal status underenforced constitutional norms harv rev prime among institutional constraints reluctant arizona evans intrude deeply areas traditionally regulated aspect federalism touch concern state courts interpreting state law iii presumption imperfect barometer state courts intent although easy enough state say requisite magic words may recognize opinion triggers long plain statement requirement pplication long presumption depends whole series soft requirements state decision must fairly appear rest primarily federal law interwoven federal law independence state ground must clear face state opinion concepts bator meltzer mishkin shapiro hart wechsler federal courts federal system ed hereinafter hart wechsler cf coleman thompson declining apply long presumption summary dismissal order arizona evans highest state satisfy long plain statement requirement advance blanket disclaimer new hampshire example declared hereby make clear cites federal state opinions construing provisions new hampshire constitution statutes rely precedents merely guidance consider results bound decisions state ball see also state kennedy lest doubt cites federal opinions interpreting provision oregon law finds views expressed persuasive considers bound understanding federal stated reluctance look beneath beyond opinion issue order answer jurisdictional question see long may render blanket declarations ineffective cf hart wechsler protestations presumption shows greater respect state courts asking clarify opinions ring hollow long simply puts burden clarification state application long presumption increased incidence nondispositive determinations instances state courts remand reinstated prior judgments clarifying reliance state grounds westling advisory opinions constitutionally required adequate independent state grounds doctrine tulane rev january june decisions involving potentially adequate independent state grounds reinstated state grounds upon remand july arizona evans january decisions reinstated remand even reinstatements render opinion technically advisory see hart wechsler suggest unnecessarily spent resources cases better left time question solution long presumption sum departs traditional understanding every federal without jurisdiction unless contrary appears affirmatively record delaware van arsdall stevens dissenting quoting king bridge otoe county sync principle avoid constitutional questions alternative basis decision fairly presents ashwander tva brandeis concurring critically case shows long presumption interferes prematurely endeavors explore different solutions new problems facing modern society recognize ince long repeatedly followed plain statement requirement harris reed precedent overruled absent strong cause long ruling virtual regarding guidelines determining reviewability state decisions situations state opinion absolutely clear bases rests traditional presumption lacked jurisdiction unless authority review clear face state opinion faced uncertainty past occasionally remanded cases state clarification commonly deny jurisdiction uncertainty arizona evans gunther constitutional law ed arizona evans many instances recognized frontier legal problems presented periods percolation diverse opinions state federal appellate courts may yield better informed enduring final pronouncement see mccray new york stevens respecting denial petitions writs certiorari vote deny certiorari cases reflect disagreement justice marshall appraisal importance underlying issue judgment sound exercise discretion allow various serve laboratories issue receives study addressed long presumption becomes operative two conditions met decision must fairly appea rest primarily federal law interwoven federal law arizona evans adequacy independence possible state law ground must clear face opinion recognize accord long point cases presumption concerning exercise jurisdiction yield exceptional instances vacation state judgment remand clarification decision order see may certain circumstances clarification necessary desirable foreclosed taking appropriate action capital cities media toole per curiam decision vacating judgment remanding proceedings state might deem appropriate clarify ground decision see also finch chapman supp nd misinformation long retained ncic records twice caused plaintiff arrest detention aff without opinion suggested exclusionary rule deter arizona evans carelessness affect intentional reckless misconduct suggestion runs counter premise underlying negligence law imposing liability negligence lack due care creates incentive act greater care mistake may made clerical worker alter conclusion application exclusionary rule deterrent value risk respondeat superior liability encourages employers supervise closely employees conduct risk exclusion evidence encourages policymakers systems managers monitor performance systems install personnel employed operate systems words trial mistake evans case perhaps negligence justice negligence sheriff office still negligence state app long generated many pages academic commentary supportive critical presumption see bator meltzer mishkin shapiro hart wechsler federal courts federal system ed citing commentary instances state decision even arguably placed state ground embodies misconstruction federal law threatening gravely mislead engender disuniformity confusion instability order vacating judgment remanding clarification suffice see hart wechsler see also supra arizona evans