Two police officers in uniform were on foot patrol in a neighborhood frequented by drug sellers. They saw Sandra, who, when she saw them, turned around and started to walk quickly away. The police ran after her and shouted, "Stop and don't take another step, lady!" Sandra turned, looked at the police, and stopped. She put her arms up in the air. As the police approached, she threw a small object into nearby bushes. The police retrieved the object, which turned out to be a small bag of cocaine, and then arrested Sandra. Sandra is charged with possession of the cocaine. She moves pretrial to suppress its use as evidence on the ground that it was obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure. Her motion should be 
granted, because the police did not know the item was cocaine until after they had seized it.  granted, because the police acquired the cocaine as the result of an unlawful seizure.  denied, because the police had probable cause to seize the package.  denied, because Sandra voluntarily discarded the contraband.
Question: Two police officers in uniform were on foot patrol in a neighborhood frequented by drug sellers. They saw Sandra, who, when she saw them, turned around and started to walk quickly away. The police ran after her and shouted, "Stop and don't take another step, lady!" Sandra turned, looked at the police, and stopped. She put her arms up in the air. As the police approached, she threw a small object into nearby bushes. The police retrieved the object, which turned out to be a small bag of cocaine, and then arrested Sandra. Sandra is charged with possession of the cocaine. She moves pretrial to suppress its use as evidence on the ground that it was obtained as the result of an illegal search and seizure. Her motion should be 
A. granted, because the police did not know the item was cocaine until after they had seized it. 
B. granted, because the police acquired the cocaine as the result of an unlawful seizure. 
C. denied, because the police had probable cause to seize the package. 
D. denied, because Sandra voluntarily discarded the contraband.
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