A police officer conducted an unlawful search of Fred’s vehicle. When the police office momentarily stepped away from the vehicle, Fred sped away. With the police officer in pursuit, Fred opens the window in the vehicle and voluntarily throws narcotics out the vehicle’s window. The drugs are subsequently seized by the police in Fred’s arrest for possession of narcotics. Fred files a motion to suppress the narcotics. Applying the attenuation exception, how would the court rule on Fred’s motion?
a. The court would deny Fred’s motion.
b. The court would grant Fred’s motion.
c. The court would defer a decision on Fred’s motion pending the outcome of the trial.
d. The court would dismiss Fred’s motion for lacking standing.
a. The court would deny Fred’s motion.
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