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May 21, 2013 9:40 pm at 9:40 pm
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WolfishMusings
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I believe the doctrine is called “fruit of the poisoned tree.”
In any event, punishing the cops isn’t necessarily a possibility as often, the parameters of what is a valid search/seizure is decided by a court — often years after the fact. I don’t think you can (or should) punish cops for doing their jobs in a way that, at the time, was understood to be legal.
The Wolf