Circumventing the intent of Weeks v.U.S.,whereby federal officers received illegally obtained evidence from state officers and used it in federal court was referred to as

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The silver platter doctrine refers to the practice of federal officers receiving evidence obtained illegally by state officers and using it in federal court, which circumvents the intent of Weeks v. U.S. The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine pertains to evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search or seizure, and the unreasonable search doctrine requires that searches and seizures be conducted with a warrant and based on probable cause. None of these doctrines specifically address the issue of federal officers using evidence obtained illegally by state officers.

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