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Horton v. California

Supreme Court

496 U.S. 128 (1990)

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Police had probable cause connecting Horton (defendant) to an armed robbery and obtained a warrant to search his home for the robbery proceeds, even though the supporting affidavit also referenced the weapons used; officers didn't find the proceeds but did find the robbery weapons in plain view during the lawful search, and an officer testified he had hoped to find the weapons all along, meaning the discovery wasn't inadvertent. The trial court admitted the weapons and convicted Horton.

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Whether the plain-view doctrine requires that police inadvertently discover an item in order to seize it without a warrant.

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