The practice of federal agents using evidence in court that was unreasonably obtained by state police was known as the _____.

A) death-knell doctrine
B) fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree doctrine
C) safeguard doctrine
D) silver-platter doctrine


D) silver-platter doctrine

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Two primary concerns are raised by ________ during an interview: it may occasionally be distracting or suspicious to a witness; and witnesses may be reluctant to give information knowing that it is being documented.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A level of proof is the degree of certainty required by the law for an act to be legal

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The United State Supreme Court has ruled that an officer may rely on their own experience and specialized training to establish reasonable suspicion that might not be available to an untrained person

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Was the president of Sri Lanka from 1989-1993, when he was killed by an LTTE suicide bomber

a. Patrick Pearse b. Rajiv Gandhi c. Velupillai Pirapaharan d. Ranasinghe Premadasa

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