What is the test for obtaining consent to search a residence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Farias, H042301 (Cal. App. 2019):
As this court has recognized, "[t]he validity of a third party's consent to search is founded upon the nature and extent of that party's access to and control over the property." (People v. Superior Court (Walker) (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 1183, 1199.) In this context, consent to search a residence is distinct from consent to search containers
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