surrounding the plain view doctrine in context to a legally executed search warrant of a suspects hard drive in order to find evidence of a particular crime being investigated. When an officer searches a physical location while executing a search warrant and discovers evidence of another crime other than the one being investigated‚ that evidence is said to be in “plain view‚” which can be seized and used to support a criminal prosecution. Many courts have simply applied the plain view doctrine to computer
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Asher APUSH/ Period 3 February 25‚ 2011 Hidden in Plain View by Jacqueline L. Tobin Slavery was an extended‚ often cruel‚ time in American history; it would take an all-out war before this evil institution was to be abolished. However‚ while in captivity‚ many slaves did not merely except their life in shackles. Instead‚ many fought back and even escaped‚ using various methods to do so‚ which Jacqueline L. Tobin documents in Hidden in Plain View. Tobin wrote this book to enlighten the reader to
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The first testimony I analyzed was Officer Smith’s. He was assigned to patrol the outside perimeter of the stadium where the turnstiles for the Liverpool fans was located. He stated that his familiarity with the grounds were limited both in and outside the stadium. Also‚ that communication was poor that day because not everyone had a radio. This was mentioned in the documentary we watched in class. Once it got close to kickoff lots of fans were waiting to get through the gate‚ mostly younger people
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Plain View Doctrine Misty Basford Kaplan University Plain View Doctrine This rule gives police officers the ability to seize evidence involved in a crime without a warrant if the evidence is in plain sight. This rule is limited by probable cause which requires police officers to have probable cause and believe the items in plain view are evidence before they seize them. The fourth amendment does prevent unreasonable searches and seizures. There are two ways the rule can be used. 1. The officer
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Emily Arochi Plain View/Open Fields ADJ/275 February 7‚ 2010 In our readings the plain view doctrine states “that items that are within the sight of an officer who is legally in a place from which the view is made may properly be seized without a warrant—as long as such items are immediately recognizable as subject to seizure”. There are some requirements of the plain view doctrine. One requirement is the awareness of the items solely through the officer’s sight. Another requirement is that
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Roel R. Garcia Plain View / Open Fields Case Study Axia College University of Phoenix Scott Smith September 14‚ 2008 Today a high percentage of the arrests done by law enforcement are from seized evidence that was in plain view and does not come under the Fourth Amendment. The plain view doctrine states that items that are within the sight of a police officer who is legally in a place from which the view is made may properly be seized without a warrant as long as such items
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Broad and flat‚ plains are well named. Some appear when glaciers and streams erode away elevated terrain; others spread where rising magma pushes‚ erupts‚ and spews. Some plains spill into the oceans‚ and others are bound by mountains on several sides. They all hide a tumultuous geologic history beneath their level disguise. The base of the vast Great Plains in North America formed when several small pieces of continental crust collided and welded together more than a billion years ago. As time
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POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD NOT CARRY GUNS There are a lot of arguments all around the world in this subject. Politicians‚ teachers‚ sociologists and psychologists declare their ideas and also they write some essays about if the poliçe officers should carry a gun or not. Many people suppose that police officers should carry their guns. Nowadays more and more crimes are being committed and police officers protect us from criminal behaviour. I will discuss whether police officers should be allowed to carry guns
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The Gun Debate written by Patricia Smith illustrates the opinions on gun control and how it relates to the second amendment. Due to the amount of gun deaths and mass shootings in our country stronger gun laws are needed to be put in order. “In 2014‚ there were more than 33‚000 firearm-related deaths in the U.S.” (Smith) The United States has the most gun violence compared to any other developed country. Another reason is that people who are small scale gun sellers can claim to be hobbyists and
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The Libertarian’s View on Gun Control The debate over the restrictions of gun control is centered on the Second Amendment to the Constitution‚ which gives people the right to bear arms. Gun control supporters believe that this explicit right does not extend to ownership of military-style firearms. For example‚ groups like the National Rifle Association argue that gun control infringes on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. Gun control is an on-going debate because each year more
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