Incriminating - Law Dictionary Search Results
Confession
the offence, or at any rate substantially all the facts which constitute the offence. An admission of an incriminating fact, howsoever grave, is not by itself a confession. A statement which contains an exculpatory assertion of some
interrogate
and systematically ;esp : to gather information from (a suspect) by means that are reasonably likely to elicit incriminating responses see also miranda rights NOTE: Under Rhode Island v. Innis, 446 U.S. 291 (1980), interrogating includes not
Incrimination
The act of incriminating crimination
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Inadvertent discovery
Inadvertent discovery means a law-enforcement officer's unexpected finding of incriminating evid-ence in plain view. Even though this type of evidence is obtained with a warrant, it can be
privilege
privilege [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg- lex law] 1 : a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor:...
plain view
plainly perceptible in the course of lawful procedure and the police had probable cause to believe it was incriminating see also inadvertent discovery compare fruit of the poisonous tree
inadvertent discovery
inadvertent discovery : unexpected finding of incriminating evidence in plain view by the police compare inevitable discovery NOTE: In Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S.
hearing
made by police officers in an affidavit that was used to obtain a search warrant by which evidence incriminating the defendant was found are false and constitute perjury or reckless disregard for the truth Hunt·ley hearing [hənt-lē-]
fishing expedition
the lawsuit 2 : an investigation that does not stick to a stated objective but hopes to uncover incriminating or newsworthy evidence
star chamber
star chamber 1 cap S&C : an old English court abolished in 1641 that exercised wide civil and criminal jurisdiction under rules of procedure suited to the prerogatives of the king and that was marked by...
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