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· 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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