What Is the Exclusionary Rule

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the exclusionary rule?

• A)It occurs when the government induces someone to commit a crime that he/she had no previous propensity to commit.
• B)It may be used by persons who have not yet reached the age of majority.
• C)It is specifically applicable when the defendant lacks the capacity to understand that his actions were wrong.
• D)It prohibits the government from prosecuting the same defendant for the same crime after he/she has already stood trial for it.
• E)It is a means to suppress evidence that was obtained illegally.

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