Does the argument that no reasonable person would consent to a search of luggage that he or she knows contains drugs?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Thomas, 5 F.3d 543 (9th Cir. 1993):
We do reject, however, [the] argument that ... no reasonable person would freely consent to a search of luggage that he or she knows contains drugs. This argument cannot prevail because the "reasonable person" test presupposes an innocent person.
Florida v. Bostick, 111 S.Ct. 2382, 2388 (1991).
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