(Legal Dictionary, 2015). Exceptions to the exclusion rule. “Good Faith Exception – This exception allows evidence obtained by law enforcement or police officers who rely on a search warrant they believe to be valid to be admitted at trial. “ (Exclusionary Rule, 2015) “Mitigation Doctrine – an exception that allows improperly obtained evidence to be admitted at trial if the connection between the evidence and the illegitimate means by which it was obtained is very remote.” (Exclusionary Rule, 2015) The next exception to the exclusionary rule is the “Independent Source Doctrine, this is an exception that allows even illegally obtained evidence to be admitted at trial if the evidence was subsequently obtained by an independent person through legal activities. (Exclusion Rule, 2015). The Inevitable Discovery Rule is an exception that allows improperly obtained evidence to be admitted when it is clear that the evidence could have been discovered through legal means” (Exclusionary Rule, 2015). All of these are exceptions to the exclusion rule. An example of when the exclusionary rule was the landmark case of Arizona v. Gant 556, United States.