What Effect Can the Exclusionary Rule Have on the Prosecutor

question 51

Multiple Choice

What effect can the exclusionary rule have on the prosecutor when questions of the constitutionality of a search and seizure arise in a case?

• A)such questions have no effect on the prosecutor
• B)such questions put the prosecutor on the offensive
• C)such questions alter the role of the judge, not the prosecutor
• D)such questions put the prosecutor on the defensive

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Definitions:

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where the movement of the Earth's crust is primarily horizontal, parallel to the fault line.

Thrust Fault

A type of fault where rock strata are pushed upwards on one side due to compressional forces.

Normal Fault

A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward relative to the footwall due to tensile stress in the Earth's crust.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault in which two blocks of the Earth's crust slide past each other horizontally along the fault plane.