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Criminal,
Constitutional Law

Apr. 26, 2021

Plain view doctrine: What you see is what you get

The object of this article and self-study test is to familiarize readers with the plain view doctrine pertaining to the law of search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment.

Central Justice Center

Gary S. Paer

Judge
Orange County Superior Court

Felony Panel

California Western School of Law, 1982

The object of this article and self-study test is to familiarize readers with the plain view doctrine pertaining to the law of search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment. Readers will learn about the scope of the doctrine, and the requirements that, for the doctrine to apply, officers must be lawfully in the place where the item is seen; the item's incriminating character is "immediately apparent" to the officer; and the officer must have a lawful right of access t...

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