Which Doctrine Holds That Illegally Seized Evidence Can Be Introduced

question 63

Multiple Choice

Which doctrine holds that illegally seized evidence can be introduced at trial if the officials would have found the evidence anyway?

• A)The attenuation exception
• B)The independent source exception
• C)The inevitable discovery exception
• D)The fruit of the poisonous tree exception

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