Exam 10: The Plain View Doctrine

Law enforcement authorities,rather than simply seizing the contraband,often make a so-called ________ of the container,monitoring the container on its journey to the intended destination.Then they can identify the person dealing in the contraband when the person takes possession of and asserts control over the container.

According to the plain view doctrine,an officer must be able to tell by just looking at an item which is out in the open that the item is seizable.

Under the plain view doctrine,an officer:

A police officer legally enters a place and observes what he believes to be stolen merchandise.The officer can pick the item up to more closely examine it and then make a determination as to whether the item is evidence of a crime.

Police officers were stationed on a hill 300 yards from the rear of the suspect's eighth floor apartment.With a telescope the officers could observe through the partially closed drapes at the rear that the suspect was engaged in an illegal activity.The officers' information

The requirements of the plain view doctrine do not include which of the following?

An officer responding to a radio call of a burglary in progress arrives at the scene in time to intercept a suspect fleeing with a television set in his arms.The officer arrests him and when assistance arrives the officer turns the TV over to see and record the serial number in his notebook.The officer's actions are

An officer stationed himself in a hidden location about fifty yards from the suspect's house and with the aid of binoculars watched the activities of the suspect,a known liquor law violator.The officer observed the defendant place two large cardboard boxes containing bottles of untaxed whiskey into his car.The officer's information

If a police officer lawfully pats down a suspect's outer clothing and feels an object and the contour or mass of the object makes its identity immediately apparent,there has been no invasion of the suspect's privacy beyond that already authorized by the officer's search for weapons.

Officers executing a lawful search warrant for stolen guns have located all the weapons listed in the search warrant.An officer is admiring the suspect's beer mug collection and takes down a mug from a shelf and discovers marijuana inside it.The officer should

The ___________ is grounded on the proposition that once police officers are lawfully in a position to observe an item first-hand,the owner's privacy interest in that item is lost.

Law enforcement authorities,rather than simply seizing contraband,often make a so-called _________ of the container,monitoring the container on its journey to the intended destination.

If the police lack ________ that an object in plain view is contraband without conducting some further search of the object,the plain view doctrine cannot justify its seizure.

If a police officer lawfully pats down a suspect's outer clothing and feels an object and the contour or mass of the object makes its identity immediately apparent that the item is a bag of cocaine:

What is meant by a controlled delivery and why is it used?

Although the plain view doctrine does not allow a law enforcement officer to conduct a further search of an object to determine its incriminating nature,it has been established that an officer may use ___________________ to assist in observing items of evidence.

The plain view doctrine is justified on the basis of _____________________.

Law enforcement officers who are lawfully on a premise in _______ of a fleeing suspect may seize items of evidence observed open to their view.

While searching the relevant computer files,pursuant to a search warrant for the crime of distribution of child pornography,officers find reference to a "customer ledger." After this information is discovered,an officer observes a notebook lying on the kitchen counter with the words "customer ledger" written on the front cover.The officers may:

Explain the distinction between a plain view observation and a search.