Inadvertent Discovery
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Inadvertent discovery means a law-enforcement officer's unexpected finding of incriminating evid-ence in plain view. Even though this type of evidence is obtained with a warrant, it can be used against the accused under the plain-view exception to the warrant requirement. Black's Law Dictio-nary, 7th Edn., p. 762
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