State v. Amrine

Richard Amrine appeals his armed robbery conviction. Amrine contends that the trial court erred by admitting evidence discovered in plain view in his bedroom. He argues that the seizing officer did not have a prior justification for standing at the bedroom entranceway from where the plain view discovery was made. We reject his argument and affirm the conviction.

On December 8, 1988, Detective Thomas Cummings went to Amrine’s home to question him about the armed robbery of a Citgo station that had occurred five days earlier. Cummings had previously interviewed a Citgo employee present during…