The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Ramo, 961 F.2d 217 (9th Cir. 1992):
2 Ramo's argument that the officers' observation was not inadvertent is irrelevant. Inadvertence is not a requirement for application of the plain view exception to the warrant requirement. Horton v. California, 110 S.Ct. at 2301, 2308-10 (1990).
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