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inevitable discovery

inevitable discovery : a doctrine in criminal law: evidence obtained by methods that are unconstitutional may be admissible if it would have been inevitably discovered without the unlawful methods compare fruit of the poisonous tree, inadvertent discovery, independent source, plain view ...

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. 443 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court held that evidence found by inadvertent discovery may be seized under the plain view exception to the warrant requirement for searches and seizures. In Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990), however, the Court, while not overturning Coolidge, decided that inadvertent discovery is not a necessary condition for application of the plain view exception to seizures. ...

independent source

independent source 1 : a source of evidence that is not connected with unlawful conduct which uncovers the same evidence 2 : a doctrine that permits use of evidence obtained independently of unlawful conduct which uncovers the same evidence or use of evidence that would have been inevitably discovered without the unlawful procedure that led to its discovery compare fruit of the poisonous tree, inevitable discovery ...

fruit of the poisonous tree

fruit of the poisonous tree 1 : a doctrine of evidence: evidence that is derived from or gathered during an illegal action (as an unlawful search) cannot be admitted into court 2 : evidence that is inadmissible under an evidentiary exclusionary rule because it was derived from or gathered during an illegal action see also Wong Sun v. U.S. in the Important Cases section compare independent source, inevitable discovery, plain view ...

Discovery

Discovery, revealing or disclosing matter. The Courts of Common Law were originally unable to compel a litigant to disclose any fact resting merely within his knowledge, or discover any document in his power, which would aid in the enforcement of a right, the repelling of an unjust demand, or the redress of a wrong; an infirmity which the equity judges cured by compelling such a party to disclose the fact, or discover the document, upon his oath, in his answer to a bill of complaint, filed by the opposite party, called a bill of discovery, which was an original bill.Sir James Wigram, V.C., in his work, entitled Points in the Law of Discovery, epitomized the two cardinal principles on this subject in the two following propositions:(1) It is the right, as a general rule, of a plaintiff in equity to exact from the defendant a discovery upon oath as to all matters of fact, which, being well pleaded in the bill, are material to the plaintiff's case about to come on for trial, and which the ...

Inevitable accident

Inevitable accident, that which cannot be avoided: used in leases together with fire or tempest as a cause of destruction of the demised premises excusing the payment of rent or an omission by the lessee to repair. The expression is also very commonly used in covenants for production of documents, exempting the covenator from liability in the event of destruction by fire or other inevitable accident; but as pointed out by Mr. Davidson, Prec. Of Convg., vol. ii., pt. 1. P. 665, it is not accurate, for such accidents are not ineitable, and 'insuperable' is the better term. The word 'inevitable,' however, is used in the L.P. Act, 1925, s. 64(9), relating to the effect of an undertaking for safe custody and acknowledgment of the right to production of documents.As to ordering particulars of a defence of 'inevitable accident,' see Rumbold v. L.C.C., (1909) 25 TLR 541....

discovery

discovery pl: -er·ies 1 : the act or process of discovering 2 : something discovered [applied for a patent for the ] 3 a : the methods used by parties to a civil or criminal action to obtain information held by the other party that is relevant to the action see also deposition, interrogatory, request for production b : the disclosure of information held by the opposing party in an action [a party may obtain of the existence and contents of any insurance agreement "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)(2)"] see also privilege, work product doctrine NOTE: Discovery allowed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 is far-reaching. With some exceptions, a party may obtain discovery of any relevant information as long as it is not privileged, including information that itself would not be admissible at trial but that is likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Criminal discovery, however, has been more controversial. Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure ...

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Inevitable Discovery - Law Dictionary Search Results