What is the plain view doctrine and what is the criteria that ...

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What is the plain view doctrine and what is the criteria that officers must meet to make a warrantless seizure under this doctrine?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Twenty-nine states have taken the waiver out of judicial hands through _________________, also known as legislative waiver.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer to Question 1

The plain view doctrine is the legal principle that states that objects in plain
o view of a law enforcement agent who has the right to be in a position to have that view may be seized without a warrant and introduced as evidence.
The item must be positioned so as to be detected easily by an officer's sight or
o some other sense.

o The officer must be legally in a position to notice the item in question.
The discovery of the item must be inadvertent meaning the officer had not

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Answer to Question 2

automatic transfer

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