Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine
The doctrine that prevents the use of evidence originating from illegal conduct on the part of an official on the grounds that such “tainted” evidence cannot be trusted.
Descriptionary by Marc McCutcheon, 1992.
The doctrine that prevents the use of evidence originating from illegal conduct on the part of an official on the grounds that such “tainted” evidence cannot be trusted.
Descriptionary by Marc McCutcheon, 1992.