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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