Bumper v. North Carolina, No. 1016 (U.S. Supreme Court) (391 U.S. 543; 88 S.Ct. 1788) (June 3, 2068) (Justice Stewart)

Loaded on Aug. 1, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Consent.

Case held that when the prosecution seeks to rely on consent to justify the lawfulness of a search, it has the burden of proving the consent was freely and voluntarily given and cannot rely on mere acquiescence to authority.

In this case the Court held that the consent …

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