Detective Smith illegally tapped Johnny's phone and heard Johnny talk about a famous painting that he stole from the Museum of Modern Art.The detective used the information to obtain a warrant to search Johnny's home.In this scenario,the ________ would be suppressed as evidence under the exclusionary rule.

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Both the phone tapping and the stolen painting would be suppressed as evidence under the exclusionary rule because the phone tapping was illegal and any evidence obtained through that illegal search is considered tainted or "fruit of the poisonous tree." Therefore, the evidence obtained through the search warrant obtained based on the illegally obtained information would also be excluded.

Detective Smith Illegally Tapped Johnny's Phone and Heard Johnny Talk