The Inevitable Discovery Exception

question 1

Multiple Choice

The inevitable discovery exception

• A)holds that the exclusionary rule can be waived in cases where failure to convict can lead to further public harm.
• B)holds that otherwise excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police believed they were following the proper procedures.
• C)allows the use of evidence that would have been discovered regardless by other means or through other forms of evidence.
• D)has effectively invalidated the exclusionary rule.
• E)holds that a convicted person may not appeal the conviction when his or her own actions would have ultimately led to further unlawful acts.

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