California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Remiro, 153 Cal.Rptr. 89, 89 Cal.App.3d 809 (Cal. App. 1979):
The situation here is thus unlike that in Michigan v. Tyler, supra, 436 U.S. 499, 98 S.Ct. 1942, 56 L.Ed.2d 486, where it was held that law enforcement officials could not draw a conclusion of abandonment and act thereon based solely upon evidence of arson acquired from their own investigative efforts conducted On the premises. (436 U.S. at pp. 504-506, 98 S.Ct. at pp. 1947-1948, 56 L.Ed.2d at pp. 495-496.)
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