Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

items found in a illegal search is called??something forbidden fruit''

I can not find legal written law on illegal searches and something about the fact that anything taken in such an illegal search any items found being called forbidden fruit I can not find this law??I really need to find this law.or one stating any items found in a illegal search can not be use againt one in court of law. Thank YOU.

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Asked on 2/13/06, 4:42 am

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Mark Pantano The Law Office of Mark Pantano

Re: items found in a illegal search is called??something forbidden fruit''

This specific area of law is complicated and legal rulings regarding searches and seizures are highly fact-dependent. The suppression of illegally seized evidence is a legal concept that comes from the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution. The answer to specific questions as to what evidence will or will not be suppressed is found in court decisions, both federal and state, interpreting the Constitution and other applicable laws.

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Answered on 2/13/06, 10:20 am


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