The plain view doctrine allows police to seize property without a warrant if its criminality is readily apparent. The doctrine requires that: (i) The officer be lawfully in a position from which he observes the property,(ii) The incriminating character of the property is immediately apparent, and(iii) The officer had a lawful right of access to the […]

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