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and should the United States abolish the exclusionary rule and if so what do you think?

2006-11-23 12:05:00 · 2 answers · asked by Gwendette H 1 in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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In essence, the rule says that any evidence obtained in violation of constitutional rights cannot be admitted as evidence in the trial, unless one of several exemptions apply. The main controversy in this area is that guilty people can get off when there is no other evidence to convict. However, I think it is well worth letting a few guilty people go free to protect the rights granted in the constitution. If the rule did not exist, there would be little reason for the cops to follow the constitution, since their illegal evidence would still get the job done.

2006-11-23 12:12:53 · answer #1 · answered by James 7 · 0 0

Exclusionary rule is applied to the inadmissibility of evidence gathered through unlawful means or violative of the Constitution. Evidence illegally obtained cannot be validly presented in a trial of a case.

2006-11-23 12:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0 0

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