The Difference Between the Independent Source Exception and the Inevitable

question 47

Multiple Choice

The difference between the independent source exception and the inevitable discovery exception is:

• A) Under the independent source exception, the evidence introduced at trial was obtained legally whereas the evidence introduced at trial under the inevitable discovery exception was not.
• B) The independent source exception relies on a factual finding before the evidence is admitted whereas the inevitable discovery exception necessarily implicates a hypothetical finding before the evidence is admitted.
• C) The independent source exception requires third party information whereas the inevitable discovery exception relies on the idea that the police would have established probable cause for a warrant had they had more time to do so.
• D) Both a and b are both correct.

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