Explain the findings and importance of Weeks v U.S. and Mapp v. Ohio. What is the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine and what limits does it place on the police?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should include a discussion of both Weeks, which applied the exclusionary rule to federal officers, and Mapp, which applied the exclusionary rule to the states as well. The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine bars from use at trial any evidence that derives from an illegal search or seizure, even if the actual illegally-seized evidence is not used. It is important because it may impact evidence in very complex cases; if an original search or seizure violated due process, all the evidence based on that search or seizure may be declared tainted and will become useless.
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a. True b. False