The Fact That Federal Courts Have Relied on a Discretionary

question 79

Multiple Choice

The fact that federal courts have relied on a discretionary use of the exclusionary rule in recent years means that

• A) states are no longer required to provide legal counsel to people accused of a crime.
• B) states no longer have to follow the Miranda rule.
• C) it is difficult to know whether a defendant will or will not be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.
• D) defendants will never be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.
• E) defendants will always be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.