If a neighbor had conducted the search and found the evidence,then called the officers,it is admissible,because it is

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The concept of a "private search" refers to a search conducted by a person who is not acting as an agent of the government or with the involvement of government officials. In the United States, the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures apply to actions conducted by governmental agents, not private citizens. Therefore, if a neighbor independently conducts a search and discovers evidence, then informs law enforcement officers about it, the evidence is typically admissible in court because it was not obtained through government action that could violate the Fourth Amendment. This is distinct from the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, which excludes evidence obtained through violations of constitutional rights, and the "independent source" and "inevitable discovery" doctrines, which are exceptions allowing the admission of evidence that was obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment under certain circumstances.

If a Neighbor Had Conducted the Search and Found the Evidence,then