If a police officer arrives at a home in response to an incident of domestic violence and notices marijuana on the coffee table, the officer cannot seize the evidence and arrest the suspect.

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The officer can seize the marijuana as evidence and arrest the suspect based on the plain view doctrine, which allows law enforcement to seize evidence without a warrant if it is immediately apparent as contraband or evidence of a crime and is in plain view during a lawful observation.

If a Police Officer Arrives at a Home in Response