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shotgun was found , bearing your client ' s and her boyfriend ' s fingerprints , under the couch in the same room .
A copy of a statement by your client but not signed by her , which appears to be a confession that she made in the car on the way to the police station . In the statement , she claimed that she just needed to sell a little more marijuana to raise an additional $ 1,500 so she would have $ 10,000 to bail her boyfriend , Bobby , out of jail .
In addition , twenty marijuana plants were found in the basement of the house , along with $ 8,500 in cash and a receipt book filled with Abby ' s handwriting .
When you interview your client , she states that she barely recalls that evening , because she was completely drunk at the time the police showed up . She tells you that she doesn ' t even remember being in the police car and has no idea that she was told her rights , because she didn ' t sober up until the following morning .
She denies any knowledge of the marijuana plants in the basement of the house but states that the other marijuana on the table was just there for a party she and Bobby were going to have later that night . She also tells you that she is about four months pregnant with Bobby ' s child . You have Abby ' s trial starting the next morning .
Utilizing APA guidelines , citing your sources in text , and creating a corresponding reference page , cite relevant case law and specific information from external sources , present a 6- to 8-page research paper to illustrate how you would defend your client . Please address the following issues specifically in your paper :
Can any of the evidence found in your client ' s home be suppressed ? If so , why and on what grounds ?