80 So. 3d 535 - State v. Leonard’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “doctrine when: 1) there is prior justification for an intrusion into the protected area; and 2) it is immediately apparent, without close inspection, that the items seized are evidence or contraband. State v. Tate , 09-619 (La. App. 5 Cir. 2/9/10), 33 So.3d 292 , 300-01 ; Horton v. California , 496 U.S. 128 , 110 S.Ct. 2301 , 110 L.Ed.2d 112 (1990).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Murray

2. “Under the plain view doctrine, if police are lawfully in a position from which they view an object that has an incriminating nature that is immediately apparent, and if the officers have a lawful right of access to the object, they may seize it without a warrant.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Murray