Following the case of Weeks v. United States (1914), that excluded from federal criminal trials evidence that had been illegally seized by federal officials, state officials who may have seized evidence illegally were able to offer the evidence to
federal officials under the Silver Platter Doctrine [until 1960]. The gift of evidence from state officials to federal prosecutors
A) remained tainted by illegal state activity and could not be admitted in federal court.
B) was considered perfectly lawful evidence because the federal government had done nothing wrong in at seizing the evidence.
C) could not be admitted in federal court to prove guilt, but could be used as a basis for additional investigation of criminal activity.
D) could be used by federal prosecutors only if no other evidence could be found to prove the same fact.
E) none of the above statements is a correct response.
B
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