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| THE CAUSING OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM OR THE THREATENING OF SUCH HARM TO A MEMBER OF ONE'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD, INCLUDING SPOUSES, EX-SPOUSES, PARTNERS, CHILDREN, PERSON OTHERWISE RELATED BY BLOOD, PERSONS WHO LIVED THERE FORMERLY. |
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| INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE |
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| VIOLENCE TOWARD A CURRENT OR FORMER SPOUSE, GIRLFRIEND, OR BOYFRIEND. |
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| A GROUP OF SIGNIFICANT SIZE WHOSE BEHAVIOR DIFFERS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE BEHAVIOR OF THE DOMINANT GROUPS OF SOCIETY |
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| THE TIME LIMIT IN WHICH TO BRING A CHARGE FOR A CRIME. |
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| FORCE LIKELY TO CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. |
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| THE COMMON LAW RULE THAT PERMITTED POLICE TO SHOOT AT ANY FLEEING FELON. |
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| EVIDENCE SECURED AS THE RESULT OF ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM A LEGAL PROCEEDING, SUCH AS A TRIAL. |
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| THE PROVISION THAT ILLEFALLY OBTAINED EVIDENCE WILL NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM A SUBSEQUENT TRIAL IF IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT POLICE OFFICERS SECURED THE EVIDENCE IN GOOD FAITH, MEANING THAT THEY HAD REASONABLE BELIEF THAT THEY WERE ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW. |
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| INEVITABLE DISCOVERY RULE |
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| EVIDENCE SECURED ILLEGALLY BY POLICE WILL NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SUSPECT'S TRIAL, PROVIDED IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT THE EVIDENCE WOULD HAVE BEEN DICOVERED ANYWAY UNDER LEGAL MEANS. |
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