U.S. v. Matlock, No. 72-1355 (U.S. Supreme Court) (415 U.S. 164; 94 S.Ct. 988) (February 20, 1974) (Justice White)
This seminal case held that the consent of one who possesses common authority over a premises or its effects is valid as against the absent, nonconsenting person with whom that authority is shared.
In this case the Supreme Court recognized that co-tenants with common authority over the premises may authorize ...
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