Justin, a cop, stopped a car that was speeding on the freeway. When he approached the car, he saw a couple of vials of marijuana kept on the passenger seat. Justin asked the driver to step out of the vehicle and seized the vials from the car. In the given scenario, Justin did not possess a warrant, but his act of seizing the vials is justified under the _____.

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Justin's act of seizing the vials is justified under the plain view doctrine, which allows law enforcement officers to seize evidence without a warrant if it is immediately apparent to the officer that the items are evidence or contraband and are in plain view.

Justin, a Cop, Stopped a Car That Was Speeding on the Freeway