Earlier in this chapter you read that officers in a police vehicle cannot turn on its emergency lights if they stop to assist a motorist

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Earlier in this chapter you read that officers in a police vehicle cannot turn on its emergency lights if they stop to assist a motorist parked at roadside. In the case example you read, Officer Studnicka turned on his flashing red lights when stopping to give possible assistance to Steven Hanson, who was parked in his van on the shoulder of the road. A beer was seen "in plain sight" of Studnicka, who then arrested Hanson for driving under the influence. A subsequent search of the van revealed marijuana. Recall that the penalty ordered by the court for the illegal detention by Studnicka was suppression of the marijuana and alcohol evidence. Thus, Hanson was set free. Do you think Hanson was allowed to take his marijuana with him from court? Do you think the ruling of the judge would have been the same if, instead of marijuana, the police found the dead body of Hanson's wife in the van with a knife sticking from her chest? Explain your answer.