What Constitutes Valid Consent When One Co-Occupant Consents and the Other Co-Occupant Does Not?

Published for NC Criminal Law on October 10, 2016.

Generally, officers may obtain a valid consent to search only from a person whose reasonable expectation of privacy may be invaded by the proposed search. Sometimes two or more people—for example, spouses or roommates—share a reasonable expectation of privacy in the same place. Generally, either person may give valid consent to an officer. United States ... Read more

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