In addition to the plain view exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirements, courts have also recognized the plain smell exception.

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Courts have recognized the "plain smell" exception as part of the plain view doctrine, allowing law enforcement officers to seize evidence without a warrant if the illicit nature of the substance is immediately apparent through its smell during a lawful presence in the area where the smell is detected.

In Addition to the Plain View Exception to the Fourth