California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gonzalez, G045469 (Cal. App. 2013):
As to whether an object's incriminating character is immediately apparent, the police must have probable cause to believe the object in plain view is contraband without conducting a search of the object. (People v. Stokes (1990) 224 Cal.App.3d 715, 719.) "In the context of the plain view doctrine, probable cause is a flexible, commonsense standard, which requires only that the facts available to the officer would warrant a person of reasonable caution in believing that the item may be contraband or stolen property or evidence of a crime. No showing is required that such a belief is
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