What authority exists in the United States for the doctrine of third party consent?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from R. v. Cole, [2012] 3 SCR 34, 2012 SCC 53 (CanLII):

In the United States, unlike in Canada, there is high authority for a doctrine of third party consent (United States v. Matlock, 415 U.S. 164 (1974); Illinois v. Rodriguez, 497 U.S. 177 (1990)).

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