If law enforcement fails to follow due process when searching a suspect’s home, how might a judge in the suspect’s trial respond?

If police violate due process during a search, the judge may apply the exclusionary rule, which prevents improperly obtained evidence from being used at trial. So the judge might throw out evidence found in the search. This does not automatically mean the suspect is not guilty; the case may still proceed using other evidence.

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