Nix v. Williams, No. 82-1651 (U.S. Supreme Court) (467 U.S. 431; 104 S.Ct. 2501) (June 11, 1984) (Justice Burger)
Case held that the inevitably of discovering evidence by lawful means removes the taint from evidence first discovered through unlawful means.
The defendant Williams was arrested for the murder of a ten-year-old girl who's body he disposed of along a gravel road. State law enforcement officials engaged in a massive ...
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