Individual 3

Jesse James, a 20-year old, was arrested for robbing

a bank. As the officer who responded and caught the

robber in the act, you are responsible for searching

and arresting the suspect. You announce your

presence and ask the robber to come out with his

hands where you can see them. As you place him up

against his car used to get to the bank for pat-down,

you note additional weapons on the seat of the car

in plain view sight.

Assignment Guidelines

In a 3-5 page paper (not including the cover and

reference pages), address the following:

Define the plain view doctrine, and give an

example of an exception that may be

considered.

Explain and provide examples of how “plain

view” is applied during this arrest scenario as

the officer does not have an arrest warrant.

Are the other weapons able to be seized? Why

or why not?

• Does the exception of inevitable discovery

apply to this scenario?

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