Which of the following has been defined by the U.S.Supreme Court as a legal exception to the exclusionary rule?
A)Evidence may be admitted when law enforcement agents acted on a search warrant they believed valid when it was not.
B)If agents would have otherwise discovered the evidence during a routine legal investigation.
C)If the otherwise illegal evidence is seized for tax purposes rather than a trial.
D)All of these choices are true.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has defined all these scenarios as legal exceptions to the exclusionary rule, which generally prohibits the use of evidence obtained in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights. These exceptions include the good faith exception (A), the inevitable discovery doctrine (B), and the use of illegally obtained evidence for purposes other than criminal prosecution, such as tax collection (C).

Which of the Following Has Been Defined by the U