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1. Silver platter doctrine a. An exception to the exclusionaryrule providing that when an honest mistake is made duringthe course of a search or seizure, any subsequently obtained evidencewill be considered admissible
2. Good faith exception b. A practice prior to Elkins v.
United States (364 U.S. 206 [1960]) that permitted the use ofevidence in federal court that had been obtained illegally bystate officials
3. Impeachment exception c. An exception to the exclusionaryrule providing that evidence considered inadmissible atone trial can be used in later trial to impeach (i.e., cast doubt onthe credibility of) the defendant
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a. bribery b. perjury c. false pretenses d. extortion
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A. By prosecutors, through the filing of charges B. By courts, through judicial rulings C. By citizens, through ballot proposals D. By lobbyists, through political polling E. By police officers, through discretion
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