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What happens if I confessed to a crime or offense after an illegal search and seizure?

April 26, 2017confessed crime happens illegal offense search seizure

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What happens if I confessed to a crime or offense after an illegal search and seizure?

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Under Wong Sun v. United States, the “fruits of the poisonous tree” are excludable. This means that any evidence obtained (even a confession) which results from the unlawful search and seizure of evidence (or an unlawful detention of a suspect) can be suppressed at trial.