Question
If law enforcement fails to follow due process when searching a suspect’s home, how might a judge in the suspect’s trial respond?
by declaring the suspect not guilty
by throwing out evidence found in the search
by giving the suspect compensation for the search
by replacing the entire jury with new members
by declaring the suspect not guilty
by throwing out evidence found in the search
by giving the suspect compensation for the search
by replacing the entire jury with new members
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by throwing out evidence found in the search
A judge can suppress (exclude) evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment under the exclusionary rule — and exclude any "fruit of the poisonous tree." That doesn't automatically make the defendant not guilty; the prosecution can still proceed if it has other admissible evidence.
A judge can suppress (exclude) evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment under the exclusionary rule — and exclude any "fruit of the poisonous tree." That doesn't automatically make the defendant not guilty; the prosecution can still proceed if it has other admissible evidence.