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This bill, amending Tennessee law regarding evidence in criminal cases, generally prohibits courts from excluding evidence against a defendant, even if obtained in violation of state or federal law, unless specific conditions are met. These conditions require that the evidence was obtained through deliberate, reckless, or grossly negligent conduct, or through recurring or systemic negligence, that violated the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, and that suppressing the evidence would contradict a clearly established ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill also states that Tennessee courts cannot enforce an exclusionary rule that goes beyond federal requirements. Furthermore, if a court grants a motion to suppress evidence, the state now has the right to an immediate appeal directly to the Tennessee Supreme Court, which must expedite the case and can summarily affirm the suppression only if the state acknowledges that a U.S. Supreme Court ruling mandates it.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1475&ga=114