356: Listen and Learn -- Criminal Law: Warrant Requirements
The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond
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What Is a Wrongful Search?
An officer can seize items they reasonably believe to be evidence of a crime if the items can be observed in plain view through sight, smell, listening, touching or taste. The second exception is exigent circumstances. A warrantless search is permitted if it is necessary to prevent the imminent destruction of evidence. Or four, the emergency aid exception applies. So if you see a question where the police are seizing evidence in a heat of the moment situation, go thrugh the four categories in your mind to see if any apply.
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