Define, compare, and contrast the plain touch and plain odor doctrines. Provide examples of each
What will be an ideal response?
The plain touch doctrine is when an officer touches or feels something that is
immediately identifiable as seizable, the object can be seized as long as such
knowledge amounts to probable cause. An example is when an officer in a patdown for weapons of a person that acts as if he was under the influence of drugs,
and has needle marks visible in his arms, feels a hypodermic needle. The plain odor
doctrine is when an officer smells something that is immediately recognizable as
sizable, that object can be seized as long as that knowledge amounts to probable
cause. An example is when an officer approaches a motor vehicle and smells the
odor of burning marijuana.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. domestic disputes B. narcotics crackdowns C. public nuisance calls D. medical emergencies
What is alienation?
What will be an ideal response?