To start of this paper, I would like to first define the “Plain-View Doctrine.” The meek way to describe the plain-view doctrine would be to say that it deals with “issues concerning the seizure of items where no search is conducted because the items are found within plain view of the officer (Bannon, 2003, p. 74).” There are three rules that go along with the issues of the plain-view doctrine: (1) the officer must be lawfully in the space where the evidence is found; (2) the evidence must be instantly recognized as contraband; and (3) the officer must have legal admission to where the item is.
The first time the plain-view doctrine was seen was during the Supreme Court’s decision in Coolidge v. New Hamphire (403 U.S. 443 [1971]).
The first time the plain-view doctrine was seen was during the Supreme Court’s decision in Coolidge v. New Hamphire (403 U.S. 443 [1971]).