What justifications has the Supreme Court advanced for recognizing an exception to the warrant requirement when police have probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle contains evidence subject to seizure?

Hint: "The fruit of the poisonous tree."


Answer : Created as a rule by the US Supreme Court to encourage proper law enforcement conduct;
If a court finds a search or seizure is not reasonable and a person's Fourth Amendment rights have been violated by the government, all items seized during the search could be ruled inadmissible or excluded as evidence at trial.

456 U.S. 798 United States v. Ross (No. 80-09) Argued: March 1, 1982 Decided: June 1, 1982

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