California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Errickson, A130855 (Cal. App. 2012):
When a third party provides consent, "the state may carry its burden by demonstrating that it was objectively reasonable for the searching officer to believe that the person giving consent had the authority to do so, and to believe that the scope of the
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consent given encompassed the item searched." (People v. Jenkins, supra, 22 Cal.4th at p. 974.)
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