Explain whether the exclusionary rule and/or fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine apply to the evidence recovered in A Case of Who did it?. If so, how?
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree The exclusionary rule is a mechanism for protecting 4th Amendment rights by, in some circumstances, disallowing illegally gathered evidence from being used against a defendant at trial. Consider the following scenario: A Case of Who did it? Mary Ellis, a widow who resides with her adult son William, awakens on … Read more