Browse 17 plain view doctrine cases decided by First Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
First Circuit: Probable Cause for Vehicle Search Based on Marijuana Odor and Paraphernalia
United States v. Minor, decided by First Circuit on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seize...
Laptop search incident to arrest upheld
United States v. Papantoniadis, decided by First Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress eviden...
Probable Cause Justifies Vehicle Search Despite Traffic Stop
United States v. Diaz-Colon, decided by First Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence...
First Circuit: Probable Cause Justified Vehicle Search After Traffic Stop
Terenzio v. Urena, decided by First Circuit on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized fr...
Exigent Circumstances Justify Warrantless Search of Business Premises
United States v. SpineFrontier, Inc., decided by First Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's moti...
Search of vehicle upheld based on probable cause and plain view doctrine
Calderon-Amezquita v. Rivera-Cruz, decided by First Circuit on October 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Hernandez-Rodriguez, decided by First Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Pizarro-Mercado, decided by First Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to su...
First Circuit Affirms Denial of Motion to Suppress Evidence
United States v. Vick, decided by First Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence seized fr...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Freeman, decided by First Circuit on July 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress e...
First Circuit Affirms Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause and Plain View
United States v. Rivera-Rivera, decided by First Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Prior domestic violence conviction bars firearm possession
United States v. Rodriguez-Bermudez, decided by First Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the defendant's conviction for possession of a firearm b...
First Circuit Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
United States v. Reyes-Rosario, decided by First Circuit on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppr...
Consent to vehicle search upheld despite language barrier
United States v. Burgos-Montes, decided by First Circuit on June 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence ...
Consent to vehicle search voluntary despite language barrier, court finds
United States v. Vazquez-Narvaez, decided by First Circuit on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
Consent to search vehicle was voluntary despite language barrier
United States v. Martinez-Mercado, decided by First Circuit on March 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress evide...
Probable Cause Justified Vehicle Search, Court Rules
United States v. Salvador Gutierrez, decided by First Circuit on February 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to suppress ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 17 plain view doctrine cases from First Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 17.
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