4) plain view doctrine
The plain view doctrine allows law enforcement officers to seize evidence without a warrant if the evidence is in plain view and the officer has a legal right to be in the location where the evidence is found. In this scenario, the officer has a legal right to be in the suspected drug dealer's home, and the marijuana plant is in plain view on the windowsill. Therefore, the evidence can be legally seized under the plain view doctrine.
An officer knocks on the door of a suspected drug dealer, who invites the officer into the house. While in the kitchen, the officer notices a marijuana plant on the windowsill. This evidence can be legally seized under the:
1) emergency search of a person rule.
2) good faith exception.
3) emergency search of property rule.
4) plain view doctrine
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