A police officer is on duty and playing a pick -up game of basketball with some local teens as part of public relations. He is tapped to sit out while someone else goes in, and he sits on a bench near some backpacks. One of the backpacks was open, and he could see some white powder in a baggie and a pipe. How is he able to conduct a warrantless search at this point?
A) It was a consent search
B) It was a search incident to arrest
C) It was a plain-view search
D) It was a search based on exigent circumstances
Answer: C
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