FRUIT-OF-THE-POISONOUS-TREE DOCTRINE
fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree doctrine. Criminal procedure. The rule that evidence derived from an illegal search, arrest, or interrogation is inadmissible because the evidence (the ¡°fruit¡±) was tainted by the illegality (the ¡°poisonous tree¡±). ? Under this doctrine, for example, a murder weapon is inadmissible if the map showing its location and used to find it was seized during an illegal search. ¡ª Also termed fruits doctrine. See EXCLUSIONARY RULE; ATTENUATION DOCTRINE; INDEPENDENT-SOURCE RULE; INEVITABLE-DISCOVERY RULE. [Cases: Criminal Law 394.1(3). C.J.S. Criminal Law ¡ì¡ì 771, 773¨C775.]What is the legal equivalence of FRUIT-OF-THE-POISONOUS-TREE DOCTRINE in Chinese?
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