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valid warrant unless exception in Mississippi

9 Mississippi opinions name it 2 courts 2015–2026 4 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Mississippi courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (6)

CaseFollowedCited
Galloway v. Stategreen
· 2013 · cited in 7 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2015–2026
2 sentences

2026“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Galloway v. State, 122 So. 3d 614, 669 (Miss. 2013).

2025“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Id. (quoting Galloway v. State, 122 So. 3d 614, 669 (¶182) (Miss. 2013)).

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Johnson v. Stategreen
miss · 2008 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025However, “no warrant is required to seize an object in plain view when viewed by an officer from a place he has the lawful right to be, its incriminating character is readily apparent and the officer has a lawful right of access to the evidence.” Johnson v. State, 999 So. 2d 360, 364 (¶18) (Miss. 2008) (quoting McKee v. State, 878 So. 2d 232, 236 (¶9) (Miss.

2025However, the plain-view doctrine holds that “no warrant is required to seize an object in 5 plain view when viewed by an officer from a place he has the lawful right to be, its incriminating character is readily apparent and the officer has a lawful right of access to the evidence.” Johnson v. State, 999 So. 2d 360, 364 (¶18) (Miss. 2008) (quoting McKee v. State, 878 So. 2d 232, 236 (¶9) (Miss.

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McKee v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2004 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
2 sentences

2025However, the plain-view doctrine holds that “no warrant is required to seize an object in 5 plain view when viewed by an officer from a place he has the lawful right to be, its incriminating character is readily apparent and the officer has a lawful right of access to the evidence.” Johnson v. State, 999 So. 2d 360, 364 (¶18) (Miss. 2008) (quoting McKee v. State, 878 So. 2d 232, 236 (¶9) (Miss.

2025However, “no warrant is required to seize an object in plain view when viewed by an officer from a place he has the lawful right to be, its incriminating character is readily apparent and the officer has a lawful right of access to the evidence.” Johnson v. State, 999 So. 2d 360, 364 (¶18) (Miss. 2008) (quoting McKee v. State, 878 So. 2d 232, 236 (¶9) (Miss.

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Darius Santwain Jones v. State of Mississippigreen
missctapp · 2018 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2020–2025
2 sentences

2025“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Id.

2020As we have addressed above, “[a]s a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Jones v. State, 261 So. 3d 1131, 1139 (¶26) (Miss.

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David Lee May v. State of Mississippigreen
missctapp · 2016 · cited in 2 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2020–2025
2 sentences

2025“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” May, 222 So. 3d at 1078 (¶7) (quoting Galloway v. State, 122 So. 3d 614, 699 (¶182) (Miss. 2013)).

2020“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Id.

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Bradley v. Stategreen
missctapp · 2005 · cited in 1 Mississippi opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025“Such exceptions include a consensual search, a search incident to arrest, an inventory search, a search under exigent circumstances if probable cause exists, and a search of a vehicle when making a lawful contemporaneous arrest.” Galloway v. State, 122 So. 3d 614, 669 (¶182) (Miss. 2013) (internal quotation marks omitted) (quoting Bradley v. State, 934 So. 2d 1018, 1022 (¶7) (Miss.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Mississippi. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
Tazarius Cooper v. State of Mississippi green
miss · 2014
2 sentences

2025“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Id. (quoting Galloway v. State, 122 So. 3d 614, 669 (¶182) (Miss. 2013)).

2020“As a general rule, our state and federal Constitutions prohibit searches without a valid warrant unless an exception applies.” Id. (quoting Galloway v. State, 122 So. 3d 614, 669 (¶182) (Miss. 2013)).

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