In the case of Silverthorne Lumber Co. v. United States, Silverthorne held that:

A. the case adopted the English and Canadian exclusionary rules.
B. not only is illegally obtained evidence inadmissible, but any evidence derived from that illegally obtained evidence is also inadmissible.
C. the exclusionary rule sought to deter unlawful police conduct and that the courts should not participate in the officer's illegality by allowing the fruits of the illegal conduct into court.
D. illegally derived evidence is admissible as long as excluding the evidence would not deter unlawful police conduct.


Answer: B

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