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1. What is the best evidence rule? Explain in detail.
2. Why was the best evidence rule implemented into the U.S. court system? Explain.
3. What is the rationale behind its application?
Review the following cases with regard to wiretapping:
The development of federal law regarding privacy during telephone conversations and the government's right or need to overhear criminal conversations conducted on the telephone when telephones were a new technology
Goldman v. United States
Katz v. United States
Summarize the current status of Title 3, Electronic Telephone Interception, also known as wiretaps, and any restrictions according to the reviewed cases above.
1. How must evidence derived from Title 3 or wiretapping be packaged and preserved? Explain.
2. How does Title 3 or wiretapping evidence relate to the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine? Explain.
3. If the original copies of the recorded conversations are not available or are destroyed, would other copies be allowed? Explain.