Which of the following doctrines would permit a police officer to seize contraband discovered on the floor of an apartment during a valid emergency search?

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The plain view doctrine allows a police officer to seize contraband discovered in plain view during a valid search or seizure. In this scenario, the officer's emergency search was valid and the contraband was discovered in plain view, therefore the officer would be permitted to seize it. The other options are not applicable in this scenario: the reasonable expectation of privacy relates to searches conducted in areas where there is an expectation of privacy (like a person's home or car), curtilage refers to areas immediately surrounding a home that are considered part of the home itself, and good faith is irrelevant in this scenario because the legality of the officer's actions is not in question.

Which of the Following Doctrines Would Permit a Police Officer