OPINION
DYCHE, Judge:
May a police officer make a warrantless seizure of contraband which has been inadvertently discovered, in plain view, by a firefighter during the legitimate performance of that firefighter's duties? We answer in the affirmative, and affirm.
Charles Hazelwood unintentionally set a kitchen fire in his home on March 13, 1998. A police officer was the first person to respond to the emergency call; the officer and Hazelwood...
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