If a law enforcement officer, acting lawfully, seizes objects that have been voluntarily discarded on the street, in a public park, or in some other location not protected by the Fourth Amendment, the seizure is legal under the plain view doctrine.

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The scenario described does not involve the plain view doctrine, which applies when an officer is lawfully present and observes contraband or evidence in plain view. The legality of seizing discarded objects in public spaces is generally not contested under the Fourth Amendment, as there is no expectation of privacy for items discarded in public, but this is not an application of the plain view doctrine.

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