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In This Episode:

I pull back the curtain on the legal rulings that result in cases being dismissed on a technicality. When a case is dismissed on a technicality in the criminal justice system, it usually means that a court has determined that the evidence sought to be used against the defendant was obtained in violation of his constitutional rights.

The disallowance of this evidence is the product of the exclusionary rule. This is the remedy the courts have fashioned for constitutional violations. Hear the history of the rule and why it became necessary to fashion this remedy for the flagrant violations of citizens rights.

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A brief discussion on the power of naming and defining themes on your terms.

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