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sidewndr46today at 6:52 PM1 replyview on HN

The judge doesn't care if the law was violated in collecting evidence.


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dylan604today at 8:05 PM

Maybe this particular judge didn't for whatever reasoning, but judges definitely prevent a prosecutor from introducing evidence based on how it was collected. This is why concepts like "fruit of poisonous tree" and "parallel construction" exist.

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