In criminal law, there is a legal doctrine known as the “fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.” What it says, generally, is that evidence obtained illegally cannot later be used as evidence in court.

In American criminal law, there is a doctrine called the “Fruit of the Poisonous Tree,” a term that obviously derives from the Biblical Adam and Eve account. Under that doctrine, government violations ...

This is one tree you want to avoid -- unless there's something about the nickname "Little Apple of Death" that appeals to you. At first glance, the Manchineel tree is quite beautiful, with lush green ...

ATLANTA -- In criminal law, there is a legal doctrine known as the “fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.” What it says, generally, is that evidence obtained illegally cannot later be used as evidence ...

If the government does not obtain a search warrant and listens to phone conversations or reads emails or text messages nevertheless and attempts to use what it heard or read to acquire other evidence ...

Some of you may have seen Lou Dobbs' interview with Judicial Watch's Director of Investigations Chris Farrell on Fox News last week, regarding the colorfully-named legal doctrine of "the fruit of the ...

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