A Police Officer Pursues a Suspect He Believes, Based on a Hunch

question 18

Multiple Choice

A police officer pursues a suspect he believes, based on a hunch, possesses drugs. The officer has neither probable cause nor reasonable suspicion to justify the pursuit. Just before the officer tackled the suspect, the suspect discarded a small bag containing drugs. In this situation, how would the courts most likely view the seizure?

• A) The seizure of the suspect was illegal; the abandonment of the bag was not the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is admissible.
• B) The seizure of the suspect was legal; the abandonment of the bag was not the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is admissible.
• C) The seizure of the suspect was illegal; the abandonment of the bag was the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is inadmissible.
• D) The seizure of the suspect was legal; the abandonment of the bag was the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is inadmissible.

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