You Are a Legislator and Have Been Reading in the Paper

Essay

You are a legislator and have been reading in the paper about a notorious crime in the capital city. The defendant was acquitted of murder charges, because her confession was determined inadmissible at trial due to a violation of the her rights. Like everyone else in the state, you are very angry about what has happened. You understand the exclusionary rule, but you feel that it simply goes too far and has let a terrible murderer free to walk the streets. You have decided to come up with a state law to address this issue and make sure that this will never happen again. Explain the nature of a state law that would address this issue, justify its use rather than the exclusionary rule, and discuss any possible negative consequences that may result from its use.