Plain view doctrine
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plain-view-doctrine-183-5292358
title:
Plain view doctrine
text:
In the United States, the plain view doctrine is an exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement that allows an officer to seize evidence and contraband that are found in plain view during a lawful observation. The doctrine is also regularly used by Transportation Security Administration officers while screening people and property at American airports. For the plain view doctrine to apply for discoveries, the three-prong Horton test requires that:
- The officer is lawfully present
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Legal doctrine for police searches in the United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_view_doctrine
date created:
2005-05-31T20:19:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T18:28:22Z
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