When the arresting officer removed a small manila envelope from defendant's pocket in a search incident to arrest, and opened it enough to "peek" inside," this constituted a search of a closed container. To the extent the envelope could be viewed as partly open, its contents were not in plain view, and were not visible until the officer opened the envelope. In the absence of exigent circumstances, the officer was not authorized to open the container to make its contents visible...
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