fruit of the poisonous tree

fruit of the poisonous tree
Evidence that has been obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as a warrantless search, or continued questioning of a witness who has invoked the right of counsel), and which is therefore excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial.

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  • fruit of the poisonous tree — 1: a doctrine of evidence: evidence that is derived from or gathered during an illegal action (as an unlawful search) cannot be admitted into court 2: evidence that is inadmissible under an evidentiary exclusionary rule because it was derived… …   Law dictionary

  • Fruit of the poisonous tree — is a legal metaphor in the United States used to describe evidence gathered with the aid of information obtained illegally. [cite book |title=Understanding Criminal Procedure |last=Dressler |first=Joshua |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2002… …   Wikipedia

  • Fruit of the poisonous tree — Nardone gegen USA Entschieden 11. Dezember 1939 Rubrum: Frank C. Nardone et al …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine — n. The principle that evidence obtained for a criminal trial through an illegal search or illegal interrogation of a witness is tainted and therefore inadmissible against the defendant because it violates the guarantee of due process. The… …   Law dictionary

  • Fruit of the poisonous tree Doktrin — Nardone gegen USA Entschieden 11. Dezember 1939 Rubrum: Frank C. Nardone et al …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine — Nardone gegen USA Entschieden 11. Dezember 1939 Rubrum: Frank C. Nardone et al …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fruit of the poisonous tree — noun a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used • Hypernyms: ↑rule of evidence …   Useful english dictionary

  • poisonous tree doctrine — Doctrine refers to an illegal arrest or search which leads officers to evidence seized in a proper manner that may be inadmissible because of the taint of the original illegality. Com. v. Spofford, 343 Mass. 703, 180 N.E.2d 673. Sometimes also… …   Black's law dictionary

  • fruit — n 1 a: something (as evidence) that is obtained or gathered during an action or operation (as a search) moved to suppress evidence seized from the room on the grounds that it was obtained as the fruit of an illegal arrest National Law Journal b… …   Law dictionary

  • The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter — «Однажды в сказке» The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter …   Википедия

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