plain view doctrine

plain-view doctrine. Criminal procedure. The rule permitting a police officer’s warrantless seizure and use as evidence of an item seen in plain view from a lawful position or during a legal search when the officer has probable cause to believe that the item is evidence of a crime. — Also termed clear-view doctrine; plain-sight rule. Cf. OPEN-FIELDS DOCTRINE. [Cases: Controlled Substances 106, 115, 131; Searches and Seizures 47. C.J.S. Searches and Seizures §§ 66–67, 71–72.]

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资深译员陈鹏，毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与全球贸易及投资相关的法律文件。