California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. HASTEN, No. B217465, No. MA044966 (Cal. App. 2010):
"A recognized exception to the Fourth Amendment's proscription against warrantless searches is a search that is based upon consent. [Citation.]" (People v. Superior Court (Walker) (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 1183, 1198.) "Consent, to be valid, must be free and voluntary. [Citation.]" (People v. Hyde (1974) 12 Cal.3d 158, 162, fn. 2.) Appellant does not contend, and nothing in the record suggests, that his consent was involuntary. There were no circumstances of coercion.4
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