Officer Tom Is Executing a Validly Obtained Search Warrant in Kathryn's

question 54

Essay

Officer Tom is executing a validly obtained search warrant in Kathryn's home.The warrant gives him the right to search every room in the house but is limited to a search for automatic weapons and handguns.When he walks into the kitchen,he sees an open box filled with small plastic bags containing small pills.A closer inspection reveals that the pills are ecstasy,an illegal narcotic.May Officer Tom seize the drugs even though the warrant did not include a search for drugs,and would the drugs be admissible in court?

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