Explain how the term plain view means something different in criminal procedure than in everyday use

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A plain view seizure is authorized when (1) the police are lawfully in the area where the evidence is located; (2) the items are immediately apparent as subject to seizure; and (3) the discovery of the evidence is inadvertent.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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