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Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)

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A Wikipedia article on the exclusionary rule, the United States constitutional doctrine barring the use at trial of evidence obtained in violation of a defendant's rights, tracing its federal origin to Weeks v United States (1914) and its extension to the states in Mapp v Ohio (1961). This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusionary_rule
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
2
Sources
Exclusionary Rule (Wikipedia)
Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)

This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Doctrines, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 4 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Holds

2

Connected

1

General References

4
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