Fracture (2007), Directed by Gregory Hoblit, is a drama film about the story of Ted Crawford (Anthony Hopkins) who shot his wife after having a discussion due to the fact that she was having an affair with Police Detective Robert Nunnally. After shooting her, the police arrived including Mr. Nunnally who at the time, didn’t know that the person being shot was his lover. Ted Crawford confessed about the crime and was taken to trial where he got away with it due to the fruit of the poisonous tree. The fruit of the poisonous tree became a doctrine in 1920 after the court case Silverthorne Lumber Co. V. United States. This doctrine consists of not being able to use evidence against the defendant if the evidence was illegally obtained and that’s what
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Here in the movie “Fracture” was shown how the defendant learned and study about his rights, he knew that the fruit of the poisonous tree and exclusionary rule was being used in case and that it’s illegal to use information illegally obtained as well as he knew he couldn’t have double jeopardy. Overall, really good movie, very detailed and for people who are not involved in the law field, even for me them was very easy to
Here in the movie “Fracture” was shown how the defendant learned and study about his rights, he knew that the fruit of the poisonous tree and exclusionary rule was being used in case and that it’s illegal to use information illegally obtained as well as he knew he couldn’t have double jeopardy. Overall, really good movie, very detailed and for people who are not involved in the law field, even for me them was very easy to