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In Nix v. Williams , the Court said that if illegally obtained evidence (a statement, in this case, which led to a little girl’s body) would, in all likelihood, eventually have been discovered, legally it may be used. This is referred to as what exception to the exclusionary rule?

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Answer: This is referred to as the inevitable-discovery doctrine

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