Is a search conducted pursuant to a valid consent permissible?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tate, F076798 (Cal. App. 2020):
"[A] search conducted pursuant to a valid consent is constitutionally permissible." (Schneckloth v. Bustamonte (1973) 412 U.S. 218, 222.) "When a prosecutor seeks to rely upon consent to justify the lawfulness of a search, he has the burden of proving that the
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