Simon is a homicide detective. While working on a case, he seized a knife from the defendant's house during an unwarranted search. His suspicion that the knife was the murder weapon was proved right by the lab results. However, because Simon failed to establish probable cause before conducting the search, the court did not allow the knife to be submitted as evidence. In the given scenario, the court most likely exercised the _____.

A. inevitable discovery exception
B. exclusionary rule
C. good faith exception
D. plain view doctrine


Answer: B

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