PLAIN VIEW EXCEPTION

Plain view exception to a warrant



Plain view exception to a warrant

Plain view exception to a warrant

The policies regarding a plain view exception to a warrant has its basis on a number of cases, results that the plain view doctrine allows the seizure of items by officers and is an exception to the warrant requirement. This allows the officers to apprehend and take into custody any and all items and contraband that are under the protection by the 4th Amendment and lawfully present in an area they recognize as evidence through observation. The Horton case is in use by ...