The exception to the exclusionary rule that states that the suspect's voluntary actions outweigh the illegality of the search or seizure is ______.

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The purged taint exception to the exclusionary rule applies when the connection between the illegal search or seizure and the evidence obtained is sufficiently distant or attenuated, such that the defendant's voluntary actions are considered to outweigh the initial illegality. This means that the evidence can be admitted because the taint of the illegal search or seizure has been "purged" by the suspect's subsequent voluntary act.

The Exception to the Exclusionary Rule That States That the Suspect's