What is the test for plain view doctrine in the context of search and seizure cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Washington, 797 F.2d 1461 (9th Cir. 1986):
For the plain view doctrine to apply, the officers must be in a lawful position to view the items, the items must reasonably appear to be contraband or evidence of a crime, and the discovery must be inadvertent. Texas v. Brown, 460 U.S. 730, 737, 103 S.Ct. 1535, 1541, 75 L.Ed.2d 502 (1983)
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