159 Md. App. 386 - State v. Rowlett’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Common authority to consent to a search is not derived “from the mere property interest a third party has in the property” searched; rather, such authority rests “on mutual use of the property by persons generally having joint access or control for most purposes.” And if a person with common authority over the premises consents to a search of the premises, that consent is “sufficient to validate [the] search.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frobouck v. State

2. “the facts available to the officer at the time of the search would “ ‘warrant a man of reasonable caution’ ” to believe that “the consenting party had authority over the premises,” then the consenting party has apparent authority over the premises and may lawfully consent to a search of it.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Frobouck v. State