The Fact That Federal Judges Have Relied on a Discretionary

question 85

Multiple Choice

The fact that federal judges 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 crimes.
• B) it is difficult to know whether a defendant will be protected from an illegal search under the Fourth Amendment.
• C) defendants will never be protected from illegal searches under the Fourth Amendment.
• D) defendants will always be protected from illegal searches under the Fourth Amendment.

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