Three basic requirements of the plain view doctrine must be met for the evidence to be seized legally by the police.Which of the following is NOT one of those requirements?

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One of the basic requirements of the plain view doctrine is that the officers do not need a search warrant to seize the evidence, so option D is not a requirement. The other three options are requirements - the officer must have gained awareness of the item solely by seeing it, the officer must be legally in the place from which the item is seen, and it must be apparent that the item is seizable.

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