DISCLOSING AND SUPPRESSING EVIDENCE

1) Consent search - warrant-less search (conducted with permission of the person)

 2) Discovery - pretrial proceedings allowing for the exchange of information

 3) Exclusionary rule - prohibits prosecutors from using illegally obtained evidence in court

 4) Good faith exception - series of exceptions to the exclusionary rule created by the courts

 5) Plain view - warrant-less search where evidence in plain view of the officer may be seized

 6) Suppression motion - motion filed, usually before trial and by the defense, to exclude evidence on legal grounds