Weeks v. U.S., No. 461 (U.S. Supreme Court) (232 U.S. 383; 34 S.Ct. 341) (February 24, 2014) (Justice Day)
Here the Supreme Court articulated, for the first time, the so-called "exclusionary rule" - under which evidence that is secured through an illegal search and seizure is barred from use in Federal prosecutions. In adopting that judicially created rule, the court emphasized that it was a remedy designed to protect ...
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