mere evidence
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 387 U.S. 294 - Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 1967Most cited · 6,382 citing opinions
probable cause standard
There must, of course, be a nexus automatically provided in the case of fruits, instrumentalities or contraband—between the item to be seized and criminal behavior. Thus in the case of 'mere evidence,' probable cause must be examined in terms of cause to believe that the evidence sought will aid in a particular apprehension or conviction.
How often courts cite the case defining “mere evidence”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “mere evidence” — 6,370 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.