Silver Platter Doctrine Definition

noun
In criminal law, this was a doctrine that a federal court could introduce illegally or improperly state-seized evidence, as long as federal officers had played no role in obtaining it. The doctrine was declared unconstitutional in 1960 (Elkins v. United States).
Webster's New World Law

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