A variety of exceptions to the exclusionary rule have been enacted since its inception. The first of these was actually considered in Wong Sun and was direct result of what doctrine?

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The Poisonous Fruit Doctrine is an exception to the exclusionary rule that allows evidence that is obtained as a result of an illegal search or seizure to be admitted in court if the evidence would have been inevitably discovered through an independent source. In Wong Sun, the Supreme Court held that the Poisonous Fruit Doctrine applies to evidence that is obtained as a result of a confession that was obtained through an illegal search or seizure.

A Variety of Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule Have Been