The "Attenuation" Doctrine Requires a Showing That the Time Between

question 56

Essay

The "attenuation" doctrine requires a showing that the time between the improper police conduct and the subsequently discovered evidence was sufficiently lengthy to dissipate the "taint" of the illegal conduct.What do you feel is a sufficient length of time for this to be appropriate? Do you believe that there should be a universal time period that would apply to all situations? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

Data received from the environment through the senses, such as sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste.

Place Coding

The perception of higher-pitched sounds that is a result of the location on the basilar membrane where hair cells are stimulated by sound waves of varying higher frequencies.

Temporal

Related to time, either as a dimension in which events occur or pertaining to the temporal bones near the temples on the sides of the skull.

Frequency

In physics, the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time, often measured in Hertz (Hz).