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Criminal Laws (Criminal Prosecution Procedure (what constitutes a formal…
Criminal Laws
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The Fourth Amendment: protects against arbitrary and unreasonable governmental violation of privacy rights
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Exclusionary Rule
- Evidence seized in illegal searches cannot be used in a subsequent trial against the accused
- if information obtained in an illegal searches leads to the later discovery of further evidence, that further evidence is considered ' fruit of the poisonous tree'
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The Sixth Amendment
- the right to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against them
- the right to have the assistance of counsel
- entitles the criminal defendant to a speedy trials by impartial jury
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