The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hoobler, 15 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 1994):
A trial court's findings that the scope of a search has not been exceeded is reviewed for clear error. United States v. Huffhines, 967 F.2d 314, 319 (9th Cir.1992). "The standard for measuring the scope of a suspect's consent under the Fourth Amendment is that of 'objective' reasonableness--what would the typical reasonable person have understood by the exchange between the officer and the suspect?" Florida v. Jimeno, 111 S.Ct. 1801, 1803-04 (1991).
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