As the prosecutor, think about possible exceptions to the exclusionary rule, such as those discussed for the Fourth and Fifth Amendment, to make an argument about why the evidence should not be excluded.

4th Amendment
A women called the police to her home after her daughter was severely beaten earlier in the day by the daughter’s boyfriend. The daughter agreed to use her key to let the officers into the apartment where the man was sleeping. The officers did not seek to obtain either an arrest warrant or a search warrant. After the daughter unlocked the apartment door, the officers entered and found a white substance, which was later proved to be cocaine, sitting on a table. They arrested the sleeping man and charged him with narcotics offense. The defendant sought to have the drugs excluded from evidence because the officers’ warrantless search was based on permission from a girlfriend who had moved out of the apartment several weeks earlier and therefore had no authority to give the officers permission to enter and search.
Discussion Question:
As the prosecutor, think about possible exceptions to the exclusionary rule, such as those discussed for the Fourth and Fifth Amendment, to make an argument about why the evidence should not be excluded.
Now, imagine that you are a judge. Decide whether the evidence obtained in the warrantless search should be excluded.
Provide reasons for your decision. Consider the words of the Fourth Amendment, the purposes of the Amendment, and the potential effects on society form the rule formulated for this case.

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