Officer Kent is a 25-year veteran of the state police force. He has conducted thousands of investigations and made thousands of arrests. One day he sees a man and woman talking on a street corner. He approaches them and conducts a pat-down search of each, finding two marijuana joints in the man's pocket but nothing on the woman's person. He then forces the woman to empty her purse, which contains a packet of cocaine. He arrests them and takes them back to the station. When asked by his superior what made him think the couple was culpable, he said, "25 years of experience and a feeling in my gut." Will the drugs be permitted into evidence at their trial?

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The Answer of Officer Kent is a 25-year veteran of the state police force. He has conducted thousands of investigations and made thousands of arrests. One day he sees a man and woman talking on a street corner. He approaches them and conducts a pat-down search of each, finding two marijuana joints in the man's pocket but nothing on the woman's person. He then forces the woman to empty her purse, which contains a packet of cocaine. He arrests them and takes them back to the station. When asked by his superior what made him think the couple was culpable, he said, "25 years of experience and a feeling in my gut." Will the drugs be permitted into evidence at their trial?

Officer Kent Is a 25-Year Veteran of the State Police