Officers lawfully arrested the occupants of an auto and,after impounding it,began an inventory of the contents of the vehicle.One officer picked up a jacket on the front seat where an occupant had been sitting and noticed on the seat a burned cigarette which appeared to the officer to be marijuana.The officer's action

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The officer's actions were justifiable as a plain view seizure during an inventory. During this legal search, the officer had the right to look at and document the visible items in the car, as well as items in the immediate vicinity. The burned cigarette was within plain view of the officer, and thus, its seizure was lawful.

Officers Lawfully Arrested the Occupants of an Auto And,after Impounding