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U.S. v. Tibbs, No. 96CR10153-NG (D.Mass.) (49 F.Supp.2d 47) (May 14, 1999) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

In this decision, Judge Gertner forcefully dispelled a common myth, namely that when one gives the police a written "consent" to search his or her premises, that consent is always voluntary and per se unimpeachable. As is her wont, she meticulously examined the facts that led to the consent to ...

 

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