The good-faith doctrine allows the admission of illegally obtained evidence if it would have been discovered lawfully in the "normal course of events" anyway.

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The good-faith doctrine allows for the admission of evidence obtained by officers acting on a search warrant they believe to be valid, but that is later found to be defective. The concept described in the question refers to the "inevitable discovery" doctrine.

The Good-Faith Doctrine Allows the Admission of Illegally Obtained Evidence