American doctrines on how unlawfully gathered evidence is treated: the exclusionary rule and its fruit of the poisonous tree extension, the good faith exception, the independent source and inevitable discovery doctrines, and the doctrine of chances on similar acts. A doctrine belongs here when its cited article describes a rule on admitting or excluding criminal evidence. It excludes defences and trial protections.
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Doctrine of Chances (Wikipedia)
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In law, the doctrine of chances is a rule of evidence that allows evidence to show that it is unlikely a defendant would be repeatedly, innocently involved in similar, suspicious circumstances.
Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
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In the United States, the exclusionary rule is a legal rule, based on constitutional law, that prevents evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights from being used in a court of law.
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (Wikipedia)
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"Fruit of the poisonous tree" is a legal metaphor used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally.
Good-faith exception (Wikipedia)
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In United States constitutional law and criminal procedure, the good-faith exception (also good-faith doctrine) is one of the limitations on the exclusionary rule of the Fourth Amendment.
Independent source doctrine (Wikipedia)
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In US law, the independent source doctrine is an exception to the exclusionary rule.
Inevitable discovery (Wikipedia)
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Inevitable discovery is a doctrine in United States criminal procedure that permits admission of evidence that was obtained through illegal means if it would "inevitably" have been obtained regardless of the illegality.
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