United States v. Arreguin’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions

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1. “without obtaining sufficient information about the third party's authority, we cannot conclude they possessed an objectively reasonable belief that the third party had authority to consent to a search. Id. at 1176. For example, consider the facts of Arreguin as they are similar to the present case. There, nine law enforcement officers knocked on the door of a house they suspected had been used for illegal drug-related activity. Id. at 1171-72 . A man answered the door. Id. at 1172 . The officers knew little about this man, the various rooms or areas inside the house, or the”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. LASTINE v. STATE · Lastine v. State

2. “[T]he government has the burden of establishing the effectiveness of a third party's consent to a search of a defendant's property.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. LASTINE v. STATE · Lastine v. State

3. “[t]he failure to inquire properly weighs against the government, not [the defendant], because the police are simply 'not allowed to proceed on the theory that ignorance is bliss.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. LASTINE v. STATE