Officer Allen Conducted an Investigation of Brian for Purchasing Stolen

Multiple Choice

Officer Allen conducted an investigation of Brian for purchasing stolen property which he resold at his jewelry store. Officer Allen, dressed in street clothes, went to Brian's store when it was open for business and spent an hour looking at items in the display cases. He did not ask Brian any questions and he did not buy anything. Officer Allen asked Judge Crawford for a search warrant for Brian's store. Judge Crawford signed a warrant that gave Officer Allen permission to check every item in the store for serial numbers and to run the serial numbers through the database that listed stolen property. If Brian's attorney successfully establishes that Judge Crawford did not fill out the warrant properly, which exception to the Exclusionary Rule is the prosecutor most likely to argue applies?

A) Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule
B) Public Safety Exception to the Exclusionary Rule
C) Inevitable Discovery Exception to the Exclusionary Rule
D) Independent Source Exception to the Exclusionary Rule