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If my belongings were searched without a warrant, is that evidence automatically thrown out?

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If my belongings were searched without a warrant, is that evidence automatically thrown out?

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Evidence obtained through an unlawful search or seizure can be excluded as illegally obtained evidence. However, if you consented to hand over an item — a voluntary surrender rather than a search requiring a warrant — that is often treated as lawful ev

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