Which Doctrine Holds That Illegally Seized Evidence Can Be Introduced

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which doctrine holds that illegally seized evidence can be introduced at trial, if the poisonous connection between the illegal police actions and the evidence weakens sufficiently?

• 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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