After stopping someone for a routine traffic violation,police officers search the trunk of the car and discover illegal drugs.The defendant's lawyer claims that the police search was illegal and the evidence cannot be used based on

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The Exclusionary Rule states that any evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures is inadmissible in court. Therefore, if the defense can prove that the police search was illegal (i.e. without a warrant or probable cause), the evidence of the illegal drugs found in the trunk would be excluded from the trial.

After Stopping Someone for a Routine Traffic Violation,police Officers Search