Contraband seized in violation of a person's Fourth Amendment rights is which of the following?

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The main rule here is the exclusionary rule: evidence obtained through a violation of the Fourth Amendment is generally not admissible in court. When contraband is seized as a result of an unlawful search or seizure, it cannot be used in the prosecution’s case to prove guilt because admitting it would reward the unconstitutional police conduct and undermine constitutional protections. Miranda warnings relate to interrogation and a suspect’s statements, not to the legality of a search, so they don’t render unlawfully seized contraband admissible. Probable cause is about whether a search can be justified in the first place, not about curing a Fourth Amendment violation after the fact; while there are narrow exceptions in some situations (like good-faith reliance on a defective warrant), the default rule for contraband obtained in violation is that it is not admissible.