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· 12/29/2015

Wilhite, Marcus Purnell

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  • holding that exigent circumstances justified the warrantless seizure of a firearm in plain view inside a vehicle
  • holding that the police officer was permitted to seize the firearm that was in plain view on the floorboard of a vehicle
  • recognizing the ongoing validity of Long after Gant but applying Long merely by analogy in conjunction with the community caretaker doctrine
  • applying the factors to find that exigent circumstances existed to justify the warrantless seizure of a firearm in plain view inside a vehicle

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