Where evidence has been illegally seized by a government agent in violation of the Fourth Amendment, the current approach that excludes the illegally-seized evidence from trial to prove guilt
A) has the effect of directly punishing the police officers who have made a mistake.
B) has the effect of placing the suspect and the government in the same position, legally and evidentially, that they would have occupied had the government agent not violated the law.
C) gives a potential defendant a free pass from any further prosecution on crimes that the evidence would have helped prove.
D) does not allow any use of the illegally seized evidence for any purpose under any circumstances.
E) none of the above is a correct response.
B
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