An officer, gun drawn, pursues a suspect on foot and catches up to him just as he is about to enter his residence. Following a pat down that revealed no weapons, the officer placed his firearm back in its holster then asked for and was granted permission to enter the residence for the purpose of conducting a search of the home for weapons. The officer discovered illegal weapons in the home. The
search will most likely be:
a. ruled legal and the gun evidence admitted into the record.
b. ruled legal only if the offender is judged to have been under formal legal arrest at the time of consent.
c. ruled illegal because the officer had no probable cause to enter and search.
d. ruled illegal because during the initial detention of the suspect the officer had his gun firearm drawn.
a
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