{"id":360818,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/exclusionary-rule.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"exclusionary-rule","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/exclusionary-rule.html","title":{"rendered":"Exclusionary Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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any of various rules that exclude or suppress evidence
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:<\/strong> a rule of evidence that excludes or suppresses evidence obtained in violation of a defendant’s constitutional rights see also fruit of the poisonous tree<\/a>, good faith exception<\/a>, Mapp v. Ohio<\/em> and Wong Sun v. United States<\/em> in the Important Cases section NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court established the rule that evidence gathered by a governmental agent in violation of esp. the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution cannot be admitted against a defendant. The rule is available primarily in criminal trials or quasi-criminal proceedings (as punitive administrative hearings) and must also be observed by state courts. There are various statutory exclusionary rules in addition to the rule established by the Supreme Court. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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