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suppression hearing testimony rule

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United States Supreme Court

when a defendant testifies in support of a motion to suppress evidence on Fourth Amendment grounds, his testimony may not thereafter be admitted against him at trial on the issue of guilt unless he makes no objection

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Simmons v. United States, 390 U.S. 377 (1968).