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		cperciva on Dec 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge finds no rights violations in FBI seizure Be... It's in plain sight once there's a legal justification for opening the box.

pdonis on Dec 4, 2022 [–]

But whether or not there was legal justification for opening the boxes is precisely the point at issue in this case. So the "plain view" doctrine can't possibly be used as a justifying argument in this case.

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