Can police search a residence based on the consent of one


Review the article by the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, on Third Party Consent Searches titled Third Party Consent.

1. Based on the case of Georgia v. Randolph, may a spouse ever provide officers with the legal authority to search property belonging to the other spouse?

2. Can police search a residence based on the consent of one spouse over the objection of the other spouse? Explain.

Using the concept of third party consent discuss the following statement - It is possible to have no legal expectation of privacy in something you own and a reasonable expectation of privacy in something that doesn't belong to you. Can you provide an example of each?

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