Sue Jackson was recently pulled over by a local law enforcement agency. She was not sure why she was being pulled over. When the officer approached the car, he informed Sue that he was going to search the car. The officer did not find anything until he opened a backpack that belonged to her brother. When the officers opened the backpack, he found two rocks of crack cocaine. Sue was immediately arrested and is currently awaiting a court date. Sue's case most likely will be dismissed because the evidence was illegally obtained. This is an example of:

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The exclusionary rule prevents evidence obtained through violations of the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures from being used in court. Since the officer did not have a warrant or probable cause to search Sue's car, the evidence found in the backpack is likely to be considered illegally obtained and thus inadmissible in court.

Sue Jackson Was Recently Pulled Over by a Local Law