Hayes v. State

*545OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, J.:

After police arrested appellant Michael Jonathan Hayes (Hayes) outside of his residence for possession of stolen property, Hayes called to someone inside the residence. Police officers then entered the residence to conduct a protective sweep search for other persons who could pose a danger to the officers. During the *546course of the sweep, officers observed various narcotics and paraphernalia in plain view. Based on the plain view observations, the officers obtained a search warrant and seized the evidence underlying the narcotics convictions in this case. Hayes and…