Mother of adult son had no apparent authority to consent to a search of a padlocked closet in their house. When asked for consent, she said that only he had the key. People v. Snipe, 2007 NY Slip Op 27375, 17 Misc. 3d 571, 841 N.Y.S.2d 763 (Bronx Co. 2007).*<\/p>\n
Defendant’s wife, co-owner of their truck, had apparent authority to consent to a search of it. Howard v. State<\/a>, 239 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. App. \u2014 San Antonio 2007).*<\/p>\n “Based on the record before us we conclude that the encounter between the officer and appellant was a consensual encounter and did not change into an investigatory stop upon the officer asking P.W. for consent to conduct a pat down.” P.W. v. State<\/a>, 965 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. App. 4DCA 2007). (Comment:<\/em> Like a minor really<\/em> knows he has a choice to refuse consent?)*<\/p>\n Officer’s mistake as to speed limit where he stopped the defendant who legally was not speeding was a stop without probable cause. State v. McLamb<\/a>, 186 N.C. App. 124, 649 S.E.2d 902 (2007).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" b2evALnk.b2WPAutP Continue reading