If a defendant seeks to throw out evidence obtained by law enforcement officers during a search and seizure,and interrogation,or an identification procedure,this motion is hearing in a motion called a(n)_________hearing.

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A suppression hearing is specifically held to determine whether certain evidence should be suppressed, or excluded, from use at trial. This type of hearing is held prior to the trial and is used to determine the admissibility of evidence obtained by law enforcement officers during a search and seizure, interrogation, or identification procedure. The purpose of this hearing is to prevent potentially unlawful or unconstitutional evidence from being used against the defendant at trial.

If a Defendant Seeks to Throw Out Evidence Obtained by Law