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How the Exclusionary Rule Fails to Deter Police Misconduct

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On May 17, 2016
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  • exclusion of evidence, fourth amendment rights, Illegal Search And Seizure
In our last blog post, we went over the exclusionary rule and how it protects people from overzealous law enforcement officers who violate your civil rights in order to find evidence of a crime. Because the Fourth Amendment only guarantees your right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, and does not provide a […]
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Introduction to the Exclusionary Rule

  • Posted by Marcia Shein
  • On May 16, 2016
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  • fourth amendment rights, Illegal Search And Seizure
In one of our recent blog posts, we discussed a complex legal idea: Fruit of the poisonous tree. Under this doctrine, if law enforcement conducts an illegal search or seizure, any evidence that is indirectly obtained from that search or seizure is excluded from court. This is a crucial legal doctrine that criminal defense attorneys […]
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