inadvertent discovery

inadvertent discovery
in·ad·ver·tent discovery /ˌin-əd-'vərt-ənt-/ n: unexpected finding of incriminating evidence in plain view by the police compare inevitable discovery
◇ In Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443 (1971), the U.S. Supreme Court held that evidence found by inadvertent discovery may be seized under the plain view exception to the warrant requirement for searches and seizures. In Horton v. California, 496 U.S. 128 (1990), however, the Court, while not overturning Coolidge, decided that inadvertent discovery is not a necessary condition for application of the plain view exception to seizures.

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