Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
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
