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There are two prin-cipal reasons for the deviation from that traditional rule: (i) to policethe law enforcement agencies by excluding evidence illegally ob-tained, and (2) to protect fully the civil rights of a defendant fromany infringement.It is apparent that the first basis is not applicable in the Lebelcase.
Generally discovery devices include depositions, interogatories, requests for admissions, document production requests and requests for inspection. The formal procedures used by parties to a lawsuit to obtain information before a trial is called discovery. Discovery helps a party find out the other side's version of the facts, what witnesses know, and other evidence. Rules dictating the allowable methods of discovery have been set up by Congress (for federal courts) and by state legislatures (for state courts). Common discovery devices include: Deposition--a proceeding in which a witness or party is asked to answer questions orally under oath before a court reporter.