· 7/6/1982
State v. Byerley
Citations
- 635 S.W.2d 511
- 1982 Tenn. LEXIS 422
How courts have described this case
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- where officers' knowledge of the location or existence of evidence rises to that of probable cause, a warrant is required
- “A discovery is inadvertent if the officer suspects, has a feeling, or knows of the possibility of, undefined contraband in an unspecified location; but, where his level of knowledge rises to that of probable cause, inadvertency no longer exists and a warrant is required”
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Judges: Brock, Harbison, Fones, Drowo-Ta, Davis
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