Suppose a Traffic Officer Pulls Over a Person for Speeding

question 23

Multiple Choice

Suppose a traffic officer pulls over a person for speeding, looks in the driver's window, and clearly sees what appears tobe a bag of heroin resting on the passenger seat. Under the     , law enforcement officers may seize the drugs without a warrant. ​

• A)exclusionary rule
• B)fruit of the poisoned tree
• C)inevitable evidence exception
• D)plain view doctrine ​

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