A police officer pursues a suspect he believes (has a hunch) possesses drugs.The officer has neither probable cause nor reasonable suspicion to justify the pursuit.Just before the officer tackled the suspect,the suspect discarded a small bag containing drugs.In this situation:
A) the seizure of the suspect was illegal; the abandonment of the bag was not the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is admissible.
B) the seizure of the suspect was legal; the abandonment of the bag was not the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is admissible.
C) the seizure of the suspect was illegal; the abandonment of the bag was the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is inadmissible.
D) the seizure of the suspect was legal; the abandonment of the bag was the result of unlawful police behavior; and the drug evidence is inadmissible.
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