The following excerpt is from U.S. v. White, 34 F.3d 1075 (9th Cir. 1994):
Defendants contend that White did not consent to the officers' entry. "[T]he search of property, without warrant and without probable cause, but with proper consent voluntarily given, is valid under the Fourth Amendment." United States v. Matlock, 415 U.S. 164, 165-66 (1974).
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