Can a person in custody give consent to a search?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lemon, 550 F.2d 467 (9th Cir. 1977):
It is established that a person in custody can give voluntary consent to a search. United States v. Watson, 423 U.S. 411, 424-25, 96 S.Ct. 820, 46 L.Ed.2d 598 (1976); United States v. Tolias (9th Cir. 1977)548 F.2d 277, at 278; United States v. Rothman, 492 F.2d 1260, 1265 (9th Cir. 1973); United States v. Page, 302 F.2d 81, 83 (9th Cir. 1962) (en banc). "(W)hether a
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