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plain-sight rule

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A quick definition of plain-sight rule:

The plain-sight rule is a law that allows police officers to seize and use as evidence an item that they see in plain view during a legal search or from a lawful position, without a warrant. This is only allowed if the officer has probable cause to believe that the item is evidence of a crime. It is also known as the clear-view doctrine. The open-fields doctrine is a different rule that applies to searches in open fields.

A more thorough explanation:

The plain-sight rule is a legal principle that allows police officers to seize and use as evidence an item that is in plain view during a lawful search or from a lawful position, without a warrant, if the officer has probable cause to believe that the item is evidence of a crime.

For example, if a police officer is conducting a search of a suspect's home with a warrant and sees drugs on the kitchen counter, the officer can seize the drugs and use them as evidence in court. Similarly, if an officer is on patrol and sees a gun on the front seat of a car during a traffic stop, the officer can seize the gun and use it as evidence if there is probable cause to believe that the gun was used in a crime.

The plain-sight rule is based on the idea that if an officer has a lawful reason to be in a certain place, they should be able to use their senses to detect evidence of a crime that is in plain view. However, the officer must have probable cause to believe that the item is evidence of a crime before they can seize it.

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babycat
11:48
Going to law school with you is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt partly because of the fluorescent orange tulips around the birches partly because of the secrecy our smiles take on before people and statuary
m10
11:49
Man, there is this girl I visit every month at this one restaurant who I used to go skinny dipping with naked like @ararara always talked about in San Diego. We randomly reconnected like two months ago at this place she works at and we talk a lot about John Steinbeck books. If I don't visit her this month, she might be sad. However, this is my first day not sick and I worry about getting her sick and I am broke. What should I do LSD?
m10
11:49
Thanks @babycat that means a lot!
m10
11:50
Glad we can both be content at Scalia law. One of my favorites.
you can ask her if she wants to risk getting sick
11:50
hi lsd
m10
11:50
I dont have her number or any social media. This is one of those regular kinda things in restaurant and bar culture.
11:50
berk td is unlikely so BERK MONDAY :eyes:
hi eggan :)
babycat
11:52
@m10: I’m not going to DC this isn’t going to work out
11:55
hello all
hello info man
@m10: go see her it's worth the risk
11:55
hey wasp
babycat
11:56
hi information man
m10
11:56
Thanks wasp, I will.
11:56
hey babycat
m10
11:56
@babycat: What I am referencing earlier with the balls comment. https://youtu.be/qjRBAhWPT7g?si=MxPwIM12dco_Ad2M&t=3325
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:56
Not worth the risk. Get a girl sick and she will remind you forever. Tell her whats up but do not share germs
m10
11:56
was*
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:57
wear a mask
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:57
go back to Covid days
m10
11:58
Nah nah she would not like that. She is conservative.
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
11:58
Tell her you just got over a cold and if she wants to try and steal your germs its on her but no one likes being sick so hopefully she is chill
m10
11:59
We will see. This is enough feedback. Thank you all.
12:00
tell her you wanna test and see if your immune systems are compatible, that gets the ladies going
m10
12:00
Lol, maybe
babycat
12:00
lmao when you give the republican baddie the ick by masking up
12:01
LOL
Dkk
12:02
Just part of the culture.
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