15: Roundtable: Illegally Obtained Evidence and the Death Penalty

Suspect Convictions

15: Roundtable: Illegally Obtained Evidence and the Death Penalty

Explicit

Published on Apr 19, 2017, 11:11:17 PM
Total time: 00:33:58

Episode Description
Today we’re looking at some of the broad issues that were raised by the case of Stanley Liggins Vs. the State of Iowa such as the exclusionary rule, which can block certain types of evidence from being presented in court if the court finds that they were obtained illegally by the police, how much prior bad acts should be allowed in as evidence against a suspect, as well as issues surrounding the death penalty. Sponsor: Harrys.com/Suspect

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