Exclusionary Rule: Illegal Search And Seizure

To protect the American peoples 4th Amendment right “against unreasonable searches and seizures” from law enforcement using illegally seized evidence in a criminal trial against them, the exclusionary rule was created. The U.S. Supreme Court deemed any evidence illegally obtained inadmissible in a criminal trial, and any other evidence obtained during an illegal search and seizure inadmissible as well. This is known as the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine. The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine expands the exclusionary rule because any evidence found during an illegal search and seizure was found under false pretenses. Many times this could lead to a mistrial, and because of the 5th Amendment right against double jeopardy the defendant