In which of the following examples is law enforcement correctly applying an exception to the exclusionary rule?

a) An officer executing a warrant on the suspect's home sees the suspect in a neighboring home and goes in after him, finding evidence of criminal activity in that home in the process.
b) An officer executing a warrant on a suspect's home sees additional evidence of another crime in the home.
c) An officer executing a warrant to search a vehicle goes into the house and finds what he was originally looking for in the vehicle.
d) An officer executing a warrant on a suspect's home sees incriminating evidence in a neighbor's garbage, which is waiting on his curb for pickup.


Answer: b) An officer executing a warrant on a suspect's home sees additional evidence of another crime in the home.

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