georgia randolph argued november decided march respondent estranged wife gave police permission search marital residence items drug use respondent also present unequivocally refused give consent respondent indicted possession cocaine trial denied motion suppress evidence products warrantless search unauthorized consent georgia appeals reversed affirming state held consent given one occupant valid face refusal another physically present occupant distinguished matlock recognized permissibility entry made consent one absence held circumstances issue physically present stated refusal permit entry renders warrantless entry search unreasonable invalid pp fourth amendment recognizes valid warrantless entry search premises police obtain voluntary consent occupant shares reasonably believed share common authority property present objects matlock supra illinois rodriguez constant element assessing fourth amendment reasonableness cases great significance given widely shared social expectations influenced property law controlled rules thus matlock holds solitary may sometimes consent search shared premises also stands proposition reasonableness search significant part function commonly held understandings authority may exercise ways affect interests pp matlock example common understanding readily apparent assumption tenants usually make common authority share quarters one may admit visitors consequence guest obnoxious one may admitted absence matlock placed burden police eliminate possibility atypical arrangements absent reason doubt regular scheme place pp took step toward addressing issue held minnesota olson overnight houseguests legitimate expectation privacy temporary quarters customary expectation foundation houseguest fourth amendment rights follow inhabitant shared premises may claim least much fact naturally even stronger claim sensible person enter shared premises based one occupant invitation fellow tenant said stay reticence show timidity realization people living together disagree use common quarters resolution must come voluntary accommodation appeals authority absent recognized hierarchy parent child societal legal understanding superior inferior pp thus disputed invitation without gives officer better claim reasonableness entering officer absent consent disputed permission match fourth amendment central value respect privacy home wilson layne state countervailing claims add outweigh interest bringing criminal activity light deflecting suspicion tell police knows use magistrate getting warrant case recognizes limits evidentiary searches bearing capacity police invitation one tenant enter dwelling another tenant objection order protect resident domestic violence though alternatives disputed consent always open door search evidence police suspect inside nothing social custom reflection private law argues placing higher value delving private premises search evidence face disputed consent requiring clear justification government searches private living quarters resident objection pp two loose ends first matlock explanation constitutional sufficiency consent enter search recognized right permit inspection right right admit police right understood property law instead authority recognized customary social usage substantial bearing fourth amendment reasonableness specific circumstances question whether customary social understanding accords consenting tenant authority prevail objection question matlock answer second fine line must drawn avoid undercutting matlock defendant though present squad car far away rodriguez defendant asleep apartment roused knock door potential defendant objecting fact door objects permission suffice reasonable search whereas potential objector nearby part threshold colloquy loses formalism justified long evidence police removed potentially objecting tenant entrance specifically avoid possible objection practical value simple clarity complementary rules one recognizing permission fellow occupant hand according dispositive weight fellow occupant expressed contrary indication pp respondent refusal clear nothing record justifies search grounds independent wife consent pp affirmed souter delivered opinion stevens kennedy ginsburg breyer joined stevens breyer filed concurring opinions roberts filed dissenting opinion scalia joined scalia thomas filed dissenting opinions alito took part consideration decision case georgia petitioner scott fitz randolph writ certiorari georgia march justice souter delivered opinion fourth amendment recognizes valid warrantless entry search premises police obtain voluntary consent occupant shares reasonably believed share authority area common later objects use evidence obtained illinois rodriguez matlock question whether evidentiary seizure likewise lawful permission one occupant later seeks suppress evidence present scene expressly refuses consent hold circumstances issue physically present stated refusal permit entry prevails rendering warrantless search unreasonable invalid respondent scott randolph wife janet separated late may left marital residence americus georgia went stay parents canada taking son belongings july returned americus house child though record reveal whether object reconciliation retrieval remaining possessions morning july complained police domestic dispute husband took son away officers reached house told husband cocaine user whose habit caused financial troubles mentioned marital problems said son recently returned stay several weeks parents shortly police arrived scott randolph returned explained removed child neighbor house concern wife might take boy country denied cocaine use countered fact wife abused drugs alcohol one officers sergeant murray went janet randolph reclaim child returned renewed complaints husband drug use also volunteered drug house brief petitioner sergeant murray asked scott randolph permission search house unequivocally refused sergeant turned janet randolph consent search readily gave led officer upstairs bedroom identified scott sergeant noticed section drinking straw powdery residue suspected cocaine left house get evidence bag car call district attorney office instructed stop search apply warrant sergeant murray returned house janet randolph withdrew consent police took straw police station along randolphs getting search warrant returned house seized evidence drug use basis scott randolph indicted possession cocaine moved suppress evidence products warrantless search house unauthorized wife consent express refusal trial denied motion ruling janet randolph common authority consent search appeals georgia reversed app sustained state principally ground consent conduct warrantless search residence given one occupant valid face refusal another occupant physically present scene permit warrantless search georgia acknowledged holding matlock consent one possesses common authority premises effects valid absent nonconsenting person authority shared found matlock distinguishable scott randolph absent colloquy police relied consent make search state stressed officers matlock faced physical presence joint occupants one consenting search objecting held individual chooses live another assumes risk greater inability control access premises absence ibid quoting lafave search seizure ed hereinafter lafave contemplate objection request search commonly shared premises made overlooked granted certiorari resolve split authority whether one occupant may give law enforcement effective consent search shared premises present refusal permit affirm ii fourth amendment rule ordinarily prohibiting warrantless entry person house unreasonable per se payton new york coolidge new hampshire one jealously carefully drawn exception jones recognizes validity searches voluntary consent individual possessing authority rodriguez fellow occupant shares common authority property suspect absent matlock supra exception consent extends even entries searches permission police reasonably erroneously believe possess shared authority occupant rodriguez supra none cases however presented fact second occupant physically present refusing permission search later moving suppress evidence significance refusal turns underpinnings consent rule recognized since matlock defendant case arrested yard house lived graff several relatives detained squad car parked nearby police went door graff admitted consented search house explained third party common authority synonymous technical property interest authority justified consent rest upon law property attendant historical legal refinement rests rather mutual use property persons generally joint access control purposes reasonable recognize right permit inspection right others assumed risk one number might permit common area searched citations omitted see also frazier cupp allowing cousin share use duffel bag leaving house suspect must taken assumed risk cousin allow someone else look inside common authority counts fourth amendment may thus broader rights accorded property law see rodriguez supra consent sufficient given person reasonably appears common authority fact property interest premises searched although limits reflect specialized tenancy arrangements apparent police see chapman landlord consent search tenant home constant element assessing fourth amendment reasonableness consent cases great significance given widely shared social expectations naturally enough influenced law property controlled rules cf rakas illinois expectation privacy reasonable source outside fourth amendment either reference concepts real personal property law understandings recognized permitted society matlock accordingly holds solitary may sometimes consent search shared premises stands proposition reasonableness search significant part function commonly held understanding authority may exercise ways affect interests matlock example common understanding readily apparent someone comes door domestic dwelling baby hip graff shows belongs fact standing alone enough tell law enforcement officer visitor occupies place along others probably lives subject assumption tenants usually make common authority share quarters understand one may admit visitors consequence guest obnoxious one may nevertheless admitted absence another matlock put shared tenancy understood include assumption risk police officers entitled rely although group living together might make exceptional arrangement one admit guest without agreement chance eccentric scheme remote expect visitors investigate particular household rules accepting invitation come matlock relied usual placed burden police eliminate possibility atypical arrangements absence reason doubt regular scheme place also easy imagine different facts known common authority sensibly suspected person scene identifies say landlord hotel manager calls customary understanding authority admit guests without consent current occupant see chapman supra landlord stoner california hotel manager tenant ordinary course take rented premises subject formal informal agreement landlord may let visitors dwelling chapman supra hotel guest customarily reason expect manager allow anyone employees room see stoner supra see also jeffers hotel staff access room purposes cleaning maintenance authority admit police circumstances neither property rights common contractual arrangements source points common understanding authority admit third parties generally without consent person occupying premises comes searching bureau drawers instances even person clearly belonging premises occupant may lack perceived authority consent child eight might well considered power consent police crossing threshold part house caller pollster salesman might well admitted lafave ed one reasonably expect child position authorize anyone rummage parents bedroom although dealt directly reasonableness police entry reliance consent one occupant subject immediate challenge another took step toward issue earlier case dealing fourth amendment rights social guest arrested premises police entered without warrant benefit exception warrant requirement minnesota olson held overnight houseguests legitimate expectation privacy temporary quarters unlikely host admit someone wants see meet guest objection guest customary expectation courtesy deference foundation fourth amendment rights houseguest presumably follow inhabitant shared premises may claim least much turns naturally even stronger claim begin fair say caller standing door shared premises confidence one occupant invitation sufficiently good reason enter fellow tenant stood saying stay without good reason sensible person go inside conditions fear safety occupant issuing invitation someone else inside thought justify entry justification personal risk threats life limb disputed visitor reticence without good reason show timidity realization people living together disagree use common quarters resolution must come voluntary accommodation appeals authority unless people living together fall within recognized hierarchy like household parent child barracks housing military personnel different grades societal understanding superior inferior fact reflected standard formulation domestic property law ach cotenant right use enjoy entire property sole owner limited right cotenants powell powell real property wolf ed want recognized superior authority among disagreeing tenants also reflected law response disagreements resolved law ask better side conflict simply provides right even unreasonable obtain decree partitioning property relationship one terminating relationship see tiffany real property pp ed cum decree partition answer disagreement among rental tenants situation resembles lacking benefit understanding one rental superior claim control use quarters occupy together sum common understanding one generally right authority prevail express wishes another whether issue color curtains invitations outsiders since wishing open door third party recognized authority law social practice prevail present objecting disputed invitation without gives police officer better claim reasonableness entering officer absence consent accordingly balancing competing individual governmental interests entailed bar unreasonable searches camara municipal city county san francisco cooperative occupant invitation adds nothing government side counter force objecting individual claim security government intrusion dwelling place since hold principle respect privacy home wilson layne beyond dispute home entitled special protection center private lives people minnesota carter kennedy concurring lived whole national history understanding ancient adage man home castle point poorest man may cottage bid defiance forces crown miller internal quotation marks omitted disputed permission thus match central value fourth amendment state countervailing claims add outweigh yes recognize consenting tenant interest citizen bringing criminal activity light see coolidge part policy underlying fourth amendmen discourage citizens aiding utmost ability apprehension criminals understand legitimate siding police deflect suspicion raised sharing quarters criminal see lafave risk convicted possession drugs one knows present tried get occupant remove means insignificant cf schneckloth evidence obtained pursuant consent search may insure wholly innocent person wrongly charged criminal offense society often benefit interests without relying theory consent ignores inhabitant refusal allow warrantless search acting initiative may able deliver evidence police coolidge supra suspect wife retrieved guns couple house turned police tell police knows use magistrate getting reliance information instead disputed consent accords law general partiality toward police action taken warrant searches seizures without one ventresca informed deliberate determinations magistrates empowered issue warrants searches seizures permissible constitution preferred hurried action officers lefkowitz established policy fourth amendment law undermined principal dissent claim shields spousal abusers violent refuse allow police enter dwelling victims ask police help post opinion roberts hereinafter dissent dissent exaggerates violence home recognize domestic abuse serious problem see dept justice national institute justice tjaden thoennes full report prevalence incidence consequence violence women noting million women million men course lifetimes victims abuse dept health human services centers disease control prevention national center injury prevention control costs intimate partner violence women finding nearly million intimate partner victimizations result close million injuries deaths occur among women year dept justice bureau justice statistics crime data brief rennison intimate partner violence noting intimate partner violence made violent crime women see also becker politics women wrongs bill rights bicentennial perspective chi rev noting women may feel physical insecurity homes result abuse domestic partners case bearing capacity police protect domestic victims dissent argument rests failure distinguish two different issues police may enter without committing trespass police may enter search evidence question raised reasonably authority police enter dwelling protect resident domestic violence long good reason believe threat exists silly suggest police commit tort entering say give complaining tenant opportunity collect belongings get safely determine whether violence threat violence occurred soon occur however much spouse objected since police lawfully premises question seize evidence plain view take action supported consequent probable cause see texas brown plurality opinion thus question whether police might lawfully enter objection order provide protection might reasonable easily answered yes see lafave ven two persons quite clearly equal rights place two individuals sharing apartment equal basis may nonetheless sometimes exist basis giving greater recognition interests one defendant victimized emergency nature situation consent validate warrantless search despite defendant objections internal quotation marks omitted third omission original undoubted right police enter order protect victim however nothing question case whether search consent one good another standing door expressly refusing none cases cited dissent support improbable view recognizing limits merely evidentiary searches compromise capacity protect fearful occupant circumstances cases danger fearful occupant kept behind closed door house simply abusive tenant refuses consent search see donlin victimized individual already outside apartment police arrived intents purposes within protective custody law enforcement officers hendrix cadc per curiam even consent threatened justify warrantless search police entry nevertheless allowable grounds people sanders victimized individual gave away home present time police visit alternatively exigent circumstances existed satisfy warrantless exception brandon state alaska app victimized individual consented away home present time police visit davis immediate harm extinguished husband order ed wife home dissent red herring aside know course alternatives disputed consent always open door search evidence police suspect inside consenting tenant may simply disclose enough information information factual enough add showing probable cause may exigency justify fast action nothing social custom reflection private law argues placing higher value delving private premises search evidence face disputed consent requiring clear justification government searches private living quarters resident objection therefore hold warrantless search shared dwelling evidence express refusal consent physically present resident justified reasonable basis consent given police another two loose ends first explanation given matlock constitutional sufficiency consent enter search rests mutual use property persons generally joint access control purposes reasonable recognize right permit inspection right matlock giving permission right right eliminated another tenant objection answer appears quoted statement taken right admit police matlock refers enduring enforceable ownership right understood private law property instead authority recognized customary social usage substantial bearing fourth amendment reasonableness specific circumstances thus ask whether consenting tenant right admit police physically present fellow tenant objects question whether property right may divested mere objection another rather question whether customary social understanding accords consenting tenant authority powerful enough prevail objection matlock purport answer question point made clear another statement dissent quote described consent good absent nonconsenting resident second loose end significance matlock rodriguez today decision although matlock defendant present opportunity object squad car far away rodriguez defendant actually asleep apartment police might roused knock door entered consent apparent cases undercut today holding admit drawing fine line potential defendant objecting fact door objects permission suffice reasonable search whereas potential objector nearby invited take part threshold colloquy loses line draw think formalism justified long evidence police removed potentially objecting tenant entrance sake avoiding possible objection practical value simple clarity complementary rules one recognizing permission fellow occupant hand according dispositive weight fellow occupant contrary indication expresses reason rodriguez held unjustifiably impractical require police take affirmative steps confirm actual authority consenting individual whose authority apparent think needlessly limit capacity police respond ostensibly legitimate opportunities field hold reasonableness required police take affirmative steps find potentially objecting acting permission already received ready reason believe efforts invite refusal make difference many cases whereas every consent case turn test adequacy police efforts consult potential objector better accept formalism distinguishing matlock case impose requirement field courtroom apparent systemic justification pragmatic decision accept simplicity line moreover supported substantial number instances suspects asked permission search actually albeit imprudently fact undercuts argument police try locate suspected inhabitant denial consent foregone conclusion iii case invites straightforward application rule physically present inhabitant express refusal consent police search dispositive regardless consent fellow occupant scott randolph refusal clear nothing record justifies search grounds independent janet randolph consent state argue gave indication police need protection inside house might justified entry portion premises police found powdery straw lawfully seized used attempting establish probable cause warrant issued later state claim entry search upheld rubric exigent circumstances owing apprehension police officers scott randolph destroy evidence drug use warrant obtained judgment georgia therefore affirmed ordered justice alito took part consideration decision case georgia petitioner scott fitz randolph writ certiorari georgia march justice stevens concurring study history purpose ascertaining original understanding constitutional provisions much like study legislative history purpose ascertaining intent lawmakers enact statutes situations facts uncovered study usually relevant necessarily dispositive case illustrates even dedicated adherent approach constitutional interpretation places primary reliance search original understanding recognize relevance changes society least since settled absence exigent circumstances government agent right enter house castle unless authorized valid warrant see semayne case eng every occupant home right protected common law centuries fourth amendment since refuse entry occupant gives consent enter waiving valuable constitutional right sure waiver voluntary sound practice practice justices thought necessary make waiver officer advise occupant issue case relates content advice officer provide met door man woman apparently joint tenants joint owners property century fourth amendment adopted advice quite different appropriate today given dramatic differences property rights husband far lesser rights wife consent husband matter whether master house consented objected decision control thus original understanding govern outcome case search clearly invalid husband consent history however dispositive clear matter constitutional law male female equal partners reed reed today world advice officer properly give make clear partners constitutional right may independently assert waive assuming spouses competent neither one master possessing power override constitutional right deny entry castle observations join opinion georgia petitioner scott fitz randolph writ certiorari georgia march justice breyer concurring fourth amendment law forced us choose two rules rule always found one tenant consent sufficient justify search without warrant rule never believe choose first chief justice dissent points rule permitting searches serve important law enforcement needs example domestic abuse cases consenting party joint tenancy diminishes objecting party reasonable expectation privacy fourth amendment insist upon rules rather recognizes single set legal rules capture ever changing complexity human life consequently uses general terms unreasonable searches seizures continuously emphasized easonableness measured examining totality circumstances ohio robinette see also illinois wardlow stevens concurring part dissenting part florida bostick michigan chesternut florida royer plurality opinion circumstances include following search issue search solely evidence objecting party present made objection known clearly directly officers seeking enter house officers justify search grounds possible evidence destruction cf thornton skinner railway labor executives schmerber california far record reveals officers might easily secured premises sought warrant permitting enter see illinois mcarthur thus totality circumstances present suffice justify abandoning fourth amendment traditional hostility police entry home without warrant stress totality circumstances however circumstances change significantly result opinion apply objector present object ing ante moreover risk ongoing crime exigent circumstance make critical difference consider example instances domestic abuse see ante family disturbance calls constitute largest single category calls received police departments year mederer gelles compassion control intervention cases wife abuse journal interpersonal violence mar emphasis deleted see also office attorney general california criminal justice statistics center domestic violence related calls assistance county year http visited mar available clerk case file providing data showing california police received average domestic violence related calls year cessato defenders domestic abuse washington post district columbia police report almost half roughly violent crime calls received involved domestic violence zorza women battering high costs state law clearinghouse review special issue police time spent responding domestic disturbance calls law enforcement officers must able respond effectively confronted possibility abuse possible abuse victim invites responding officer enter home consents officer entry request invitation consent reflect victim fear left alone abuser also indicate availability evidence form immediate willingness speak might otherwise exist context invitation consent provide special reason immediate rather later police entry entry following invitation consent one party ordinarily reasonable even face direct objection contrary chief justice suggestion post today decision adversely affect ordinary law enforcement practices given nature holding understandings join holding opinion georgia petitioner scott fitz randolph writ certiorari georgia march chief justice roberts justice scalia joins dissenting creates constitutional law surmising typical social guest encounters entirely atypical situation rule majority fashions implement high office fourth amendment protect privacy instead provides protection random happenstance basis protecting example happens front door occupant consents search one napping watching television next room cost affording random protection great demonstrated recurring cases abused spouses seek authorize police entry home share nonconsenting abuser correct approach question presented clearly mapped precedents fourth amendment protects privacy individual shares information papers places another assumes risk person turn share access information papers places government individual shared illegal plans incriminating documents another interpose objection person turns information government individual happens present time someone shares place another interpose objection person decides grant access police simply objecting individual happens present warrantless search reasonable police obtain voluntary consent person authorized give assumed risk one number might permit common area searched matlock randolph walk upstairs come turn husband cocaine straw police consent police entry search home illinois rodriguez stated hat person assured fourth amendment government search house occur unless consents search occur one element make warrantless government search home voluntary consent schneckloth bustamonte proof voluntary consent limited proof consent given defendant government may show permission search obtained third party possessed common authority sufficient relationship premises matlock supra today opinion creates exception otherwise clear rule consent search unreasonable therefore constitutionally impermissible evidence obtained present objected entry search exception based majority describes widely shared social expectations people living together disagree use common quarters resolution must come voluntary accommodation ante fundamental predicate majority analysis gets us nowhere objecting cotenant accede consenting cotenant wishes way around majority assumption voluntary accommodation simply leads common stalemate two gentlemen insisting enter room first nevertheless majority confident assuming confident enough incorporate assumption constitution invited social guest arrives door shared residence greeted disagreeable shouting simply go away ante observes sensible person go inside conditions ante concludes inviting authority insist getting way wishes ante seems equally accurate say based majority conclusion one right prevail express wishes objector authority insist getting way wish guest admitted fact wide variety differing social situations readily imagined giving rise quite different social expectations relative good friend one two feuding roommates might well enter apartment objection roommate reason invitee appeared door also affects expectations guest came celebrate occupant birthday one traveled distance particular reason might readily turn away simply roommate objection nature place also pertinent invitees may react one way feuding roommates share one room differently common areas objecting roommate readily expected absent altering numbers might well change social expectations invitees might enter two three encourage one dissenter possible scenarios limitless slight variations fact pattern yield vastly different expectations whether invitee might expected enter go away shifting expectations promising foundation ground constitutional rule particularly majority support basic assumption invited guest encountering two disagreeing flee beyond hunch people typically act atypical situation fact looked expectations decide questions consent fourth amendment determine search occurred whether particular person standing object search latter inquiries ask whether person subjective expectation privacy particular place whether expectation one society prepared recognize katz harlan concurring see minnesota olson extending katz test standing inquiry social expectations concept applied questions arising fourth amendment least issues consent criminal might strong expectation longtime confidant allow government listen private conversations however profound shock might upon betrayal government monitoring confidant consent reasonable fourth amendment see white majority suggests widely shared social expectations constant element assessing fourth amendment reasonableness ante citing rakas illinois case fourth amendment precedents majority cites refer instead legitimate expectation privacy ibid emphasis added internal quotation marks omitted whatever social expectation majority seeks protect one privacy predicate giving rise question cases shared information papers containers places privacy shared another common social expectations may well person turn share shared another including police risk take sharing two friends share locker one keeps contraband inside might trust friend let others look inside sharing private space privacy already frustrated respect lockermate jacobsen two roommates share computer one keeps pirated software shared drive might assume roommate inform government person given privacy respect roommate saving software shared computer wide variety often subtle social conventions may shape expectations act another shares us otherwise private conventions go variety labels courtesy good manners custom protocol even honor among thieves constitution however protects privacy privacy shared shared information documents places remain private discretion confidant ii cases reflect understanding white held one party conversation consent government eavesdropping statements made party admissible trial rule based privacy inescapably one contemplating illegal activities must realize risk companions may reporting police doubts allays risks doubt risk ibid applied analysis objects places well frazier cupp duffel bag used jointly two cousins held consent one effective result seizure evidence used allowing cousin use bag leaving house defendant must taken assumed risk cousin allow someone else look inside ibid explained jacobsen supra well settled individual reveals private information another assumes risk confidant reveal information authorities occurs fourth amendment prohibit governmental use information frustration original expectation privacy occurs fourth amendment prohibit governmental use nonprivate information held repeatedly fourth amendment prohibit obtaining information revealed third party conveyed government authorities even information revealed assumption used limited purpose confidence placed third party betrayed quoting miller analysis applies question whether privacy compromised share common living space person keeps contraband common areas home runs risk deliver contraband police coolidge new hampshire coolidge retrieved four husband guns clothes wearing previous night handed police held items properly admitted trial coolidge accord produced guns clothes inspection incumbent police stop avert eyes even private relationships observable actions possessions private discretion around us husband request wife tell jury contraband observed home illegal activity bore witness decides whether invoke testimonial marital privilege trammel trammel noted former rule prohibiting wife testifying husband observable wrongdoing say goes far beyond making man house castle permits person convert house den thieves quoting bentham rationale judicial evidence basis evaluating physical searches shared space manner different evaluated privacy interests foregoing cases fact proceeded along lines considering searches matlock police arrested defendant front yard house placed squad car obtained permission graff search shared bedroom evidence matlock bank robbery police certainly assumed matlock objected consulted sat handcuffed squad car outside rodriguez miss fischer offered facilitate arrest sleeping boyfriend admitting police apartment apparently shared police might noted entry undoubtedly contrary rodriguez social expectations yet searches reasonable fourth amendment graff authority miss fischer apparent authority admit others areas exercised control despite almost certain wishes present common thread decisions upholding searches conducted pursuant consent understanding person assume risk access control shared property might consent search matlock matlock explained assumption risk derived third party joint access control purposes shared property ibid concluded shared use property makes reasonable recognize right permit inspection right ibid sense risk assumed joint occupant comparable risk assumed one reveals private information another person incriminating information keep private face request police share right fifth amendment person occupies house incriminating information keep information private face request police search house right fourth amendment shares information house another grant access police extent person wants ensure possessions subject consent search due consent free place items area others share access control private room locked suitcase bed randolph acknowledged distinction motion suppress differentiated law office rest randolph house describing area solely control dominion app common area however joint access control may consent entry search matlock supra emphasizing objector presence noting occupant understanding obnoxious guests might admitted one absence ante majority appears resurrect agency theory consent suggested early cases see stoner california stating hotel clerk consent search guest room guest waived rights word deed either directly agent chapman agency theory belied facts matlock rodriguez defendants present simply asked consent made clear cases authority consent rested absent occupant delegation choice agent consenting joint access control property matlock supra see rodriguez supra mcalpine gency analysis put rest reasoning matlock law acknowledges although might expect friends family admit government common areas sharing space entails risk person assumes risk might report illegal activity deliver contraband government might consent search areas access control see karo concurring part concurring judgment finding relatively easy case two persons share identical overlapping privacy interests particular place container conversation share power surrender privacy third party iii majority rule follows warrantless search shared dwelling evidence express refusal consent physically present resident justified reasonable basis consent given police another resident ante source majority rule privacy interest protects reasonably described interest protected happens absent police arrive backyard gardening asleep next room listening music earphones hears knock door rule random application confirms bears real relation privacy protected fourth amendment majority rule protects much privacy good luck happens present door police arrive usually development fourth amendment jurisprudence leads arbitrary lines take signal rules need rethought see california acevedo embrace rule outset sponsors appreciate result drawing fine formalistic lines see ante rather draw random happenstance lines pretend constitution decreed reasonable approach adopt rule acknowledging shared living space entails limited yielding privacy others law historically permits yielded privacy turn cooperate government rule flows naturally cases concerning fourth amendment reasonableness logically grounded concept privacy underlying amendment scope majority rule arbitrary obscure well majority repeats several times present refusal permit entry renders search unreasonable invalid ante implies entry search reasonable someone else presumably consenting absent normal fourth amendment rule items discovered plain view admissible officers legitimately premises entry search reasonable randolph based consent clear cocaine straw admissible randolph discovered plain view legitimate search randolph majority differentiation entry focused discovering whether domestic violence occurred consequent authority seize items plain view entry focused searching evidence crime equally puzzling see ante rejected subjective motivations police officers assessing fourth amendment questions see whren good reason police need particular reason ask consent search whether signs domestic violence evidence drug possession majority rule protects something random consequences particularly severe question presented often arises innocent cotenants seek disassociate protect ongoing criminal activity see hendrix cadc wife asked police get baby take shotgun house people cosme woman asked police remove cocaine gun shared closet botsch majority rule many cases consenting wish police enter overridden objection another present majority imagine happen case consenting concerned criminal activity door clicks shut objecting may pause briefly decide whether destroy evidence wrongdoing inflict retribution consenting first little doubt attend short order answer say consenting depart police remember home presence allowed object may also prevent consenting urging police enter perhaps serious consequence majority rule operation domestic abuse situations context present question often arises see rodriguez donlin hendrix supra people sanders en banc brandon state alaska app people living together might typically accommodating wishes cotenants requests police assistance may well come coinhabitants disagreement concludes sensible person go inside face disputed consent ante consenting cotenant thus recognized authority insist guest admission ante police officer better claim reasonableness entering officer absence consent ibid police officer superior claim enter obvious randolph invite police join dessert coffee officer precise purpose knocking door assist dispute randolphs one randolph felt need protective presence police majority rule apparently forbids police entering assist domestic dispute abuser whose behavior prompted request police assistance majority acknowledges concerns dismisses ground rule expected give rise exigent situations police rely exigent circumstances exception justify entry ante strange way justify rule fact alternative justifications entry might arise show entry pursuant consent unreasonable addition far clear exception emergency entries suffices protect safety occupants domestic disputes see davis finding exigent circumstances justifying entry police responded report domestic abuse officers heard noise upon arrival defendant told officers wife town wife appeared door seemingly unharmed resisted husband efforts close door rather give effect consenting spouse authority permit entry house avoid situations majority alters established fourth amendment rules defend giving veto power objecting spouse response concern police might turned away rule entry justified based exigency majority creates new rule good reason enter coupled one occupant consent ensure police officer lawfully premises ante support consent plus good reason rule majority cites treatise refers emergency entries ante citing lafave search seizure ed sake defending concedes fine formalistic lines majority spins entirely new framework analyzing exigent circumstances police may enter good reason believe violence threat violence occurred soon occur ante apparently key factor allowing entry good reason short exigency consent one majority finds inadequate first place majority analysis alters great deal established fourth amendment law majority imports concept social expectations previously used determine search occurred whether particular person standing object search questions consent ante determine whether entry search reasonable majority considers police officer subjective motive asking consent otherwise refrained assessing fourth amendment questions ante majority creates new exception warrant requirement justify warrantless entry short exigency potential domestic abuse situations ibid considering majority rule solely concerned protecting person happens present door police officer asks consent search one asleep next room backyard gardening majority taken great deal pain altering fourth amendment doctrine precious little gain privacy perhaps one day consequences majority analytic approach become clearer today opinion treated way majority treats opinions matlock rodriguez loose end tied ante one concurring opinions choose rule cotenant consent valid rule choose former ante opinion breyer concurrence advises however single set legal rules capture ever changing complexity human life joins becomes majority opinion iven nature holding ante majority establishes terms rule physically present inhabitant express refusal consent police search dispositive regardless consent fellow occupant ante emphases added concurrence joins apparent understandin majority rule rule simply holding ante opinion breyer end result complete lack practical guidance police field let alone lower courts consent cases recognized person shares common areas others assume risk one number might permit common area searched matlock majority reminds us high tones man home castle ante even majority rule castle happens absent asleep keep otherwise engaged constable arrives gate castle course castle wants consent entry objects rather constitutionalize arbitrary rule acknowledge decision share private place like decision share secret confidential document necessarily entails risk share may turn choose share protection reasons police respectfully dissent georgia petitioner scott fitz randolph writ certiorari georgia march justice scalia dissenting join dissent chief justice add words response justice stevens concurrence clear justice stevens time fourth amendment adopted police officer enter married woman home objection enter consent clear answers questions depended solely owned house entirely clear however matter depend solely property rights alteration property rights also produce alteration fourth amendment outcome without altering fourth amendment justice stevens attempted critique originalism confuses original import fourth amendment background sources law amendment original meaning referred date ratification well century violation amendment tied trespass see kyllo see also california acevedo scalia concurring judgment basis connection someone power license search house private party authorize police search see restatement torts comment see also williams howard fennemore armstrong del super issue give consent generally depended turn historical legal refinements property law matlock property law developed individuals previously authorize search might become able grant consent might longer power changes law property fourth amendment referred alter amendment meaning anyone capable authorizing search private party consent warrantless search police nothing new surprising proposition unchanging constitution refers bodies law might change fifth amendment provides instance private property shall taken public use without compensation purport define property rights consistently held existence property interest determined reference rules understandings stem independent source state law phillips washington legal foundation quoting board regents state colleges roth true fourteenth amendment due process clause protection property see castle rock gonzales reference changeable law presents problem originalist one supposes meaning constitution changes expand contract property rights indeed true therefore wife authorize search husband house fact current property law provides otherwise troublesome originalist well established fact state must compensate takings even property rights exist time founding event justice stevens panegyric equal rights women modern property law support conclusion ssuming spouses competent neither one master possessing power override constitutional right deny entry castle ante issue hand conflict two equals women authority consent justice stevens claims men alone follow spouse refuses consent winner contest justice stevens well followed historical developments opposite conclusion male female equal partners ante women consent search property men longer obstruct wishes men women equal majority regime sexes veto consent dissent view sexes finally must express grave doubt today decision deserves justice stevens celebration part forward march women equality given usual patterns domestic violence often police expected encounter situation man urges enter home woman simultaneously demands stay common practical effect today decision insofar contest sexes concerned give men power stop women allowing police homes curiously enough precisely power justice stevens disapprovingly presumes men georgia petitioner scott fitz randolph writ certiorari georgia march justice thomas dissenting long recognized act responsible citizenship individuals give whatever information may aid law enforcement miranda arizona consistent principle held coolidge new hampshire fourth amendment search occurs spouse accused voluntarily leads police potential evidence wrongdoing accused coolidge squarely controls case need address whether police permissibly conducted general search randolph home based randolph consent respectfully dissent instant case randolph told police responding domestic dispute respondent using substantial quantity cocaine upon police request consented general search residence investigate statements however recitation facts demonstrates ante record clear general search occurred instead sergeant brett murray asked randolph cocaine located showed upstairs bedroom saw piece cut straw dresser corrected tr motion suppression hearing case super sumter pp upon closer examination sergeant murray observed white residue straw concluded straw used ingesting cocaine collected straw residue evidence sergeant murray entry randolphs home invitation randolph shown evidence respondent cocaine use constitute fourth amendment search precedents action agent government constitute search within meaning fourth amendment amendment intended restraint upon activities sovereign authority intended limitation upon governmental agencies burdeau mcdowell emphasis added see also coolidge applying principle coolidge held citizen leads police officers home shared spouse show evidence relevant investigation crime citizen acting agent police thus fourth amendment search occurred review facts coolidge clearly demonstrates governs case police interrogated coolidge part investigation murder two officers sent house speak wife course questioning coolidge police asked whether husband owned guns coolidge replied affirmative offered retrieve weapons police apparently operating assumption help exonerate husband ibid police accompanied coolidge bedroom collect guns well clothing coolidge told husband wearing night murder ibid coolidge argued evidence guns clothing suppressed product unlawful search coolidge acting agent police complying made recognized coolidge sought guns give police wholly initiative doubt existing law articles later admissible evidence ibid cooperation police pursuant request transform agent part policy underlying fourth fourteenth amendments discourage citizens aiding utmost ability apprehension criminals police acting normally properly asked guns questioning coolidge clothing logical way coercive fourth amendment require police avert eyes coolidge produced guns clothes case indistinguishable coolidge compelling conclusion randolph acting agent police admitted sergeant murray home led incriminating coolidge accord offered husband weapons clothing police without implicating fourth amendment randolph simply retrieved straw house given sergeant murray indeed majority appears concede much ante acting initiative may able deliver evidence police coolidge supra tell police knows use magistrate getting warrant drawing constitutionally significant distinction occurred randolph independent production relevant evidence inconsistent coolidge unduly accordingly trial appropriately denied respondent motion suppress evidence randolph provided police evidence obtained result consequent search warrant therefore reverse judgment georgia footnotes four courts appeals considered question concluded consent remains effective face express objection see morning donlin hendrix cadc per curiam sumlin state courts addressed question majority reached conclusion well see love state ark laramie hysong wyo cf state leach en banc requiring consent present mindful multiplicity living arrangements vary terms used describe residential mean however suggest rule applied similarly varied cf mincey arizona acknowledging right police respond emergency situations threatening life limb indicating police may conduct warrantless search provided search circumscribed exigencies justify dissent view centuries special protection privacy home principal dissent equates inviting police home contemporaneous objection reporting secret post opinion roberts emphasis places false equation suggests deliberate intent devalue importance privacy dwelling place attitude privacy dwelling special underlies dissent easy assumption privacy shared another individual privacy waived purposes including warrantless searches police post generalized interest expedient law enforcement without justify warrantless search see mincey supra privacy person home property may totally sacrificed name maximum simplicity enforcement criminal law coolidge new hampshire warrant requirement inconvenience somehow claims police efficiency sometimes course exchange information like front objecting inhabitant may render consent irrelevant creating exigency justifies immediate action police part objecting tenant incapacitated destroying easily disposable evidence time required get warrant see illinois mcarthur denying suspect access trailer home police applied search warrant fairly perceived need act spot preserve evidence may justify entry search exigent circumstances exception warrant requirement cf schmerber california warrantless search permitted delay necessary obtain warrant threatened destruction evidence internal quotation marks omitted additional exigent circumstances might justify warrantless searches see warden md penitentiary hayden hot pursuit chimel california protecting safety police officers michigan tyler imminent destruction building johnson likelihood suspect imminently flee understand possibility battered individual afraid express fear candidly seem reason think person invite police dwelling search evidence another hence rule crediting consent denial consent built hoping protect household victims distort fourth amendment little constructive effect domestic abuse investigations dissent critical holding pass upon constitutionality search third tenant government wishes use evidence seized search consent one subject contemporaneous objection another post decide case us different one see lafave consent search frequently relied upon police means investigating suspected criminal conduct omitted strauss reconstructing consent crim although precise figures detailing number searches conducted pursuant consent probably never available dispute type searches affect tens thousands hundreds thousands people every year omitted footnotes see schneckloth bustamonte marshall dissenting pointing hard comprehend decision made without knowledge available alternatives treated choice arguing consent search means person chosen forego right exclude police place seek search follows consent considered meaningful choice unless knew fact exclude police advice surely preferable officer expression desire enter search words may construed either command question see douglas dissenting noting nder many circumstances reasonable person might read officer may courteous expression demand backed force law quoting bustamonte schneckloth footnotes majority considers comparison false equation even discerns deliberate intent devalue importance privacy dwelling place ante differences majority dissent reduce majority view police may enter search objecting present door may asleep next room view consent effective cases seems bit overwrought characterize former approach affording great protection man castle latter signaling centuries special protection privacy home ibid matlock drew comparison majority faults today see deliberate intent majority ascribes dissent apparently shared courts appeals great majority state courts considered question see ante majority also mischaracterizes dissent assuming privacy shared another individual privacy waived purposes including warrantless searches police ante point course person waives privacy sharing space others police may enter sharing space necessarily entails limited yielding privacy person space shared person shares authority consent search shared space see supra response concern majority asserts rule applies merely evidentiary searches ante fundamental premise majority argument inviting recognized authority open door objection ante see also ante physically present stated refusal permit entry prevails rendering warrantless search unreasonable invalid emphasis added ante caller standing door shared premises confidence enter fellow tenant stood saying emphasis added ante disputed invitation without gives police officer claim reasonableness entering emphasis added point majority rule transforms may begun request consent conduct evidentiary search something else altogether giving veto power consenting wishes occupant exclude police entry majority afford quite vulnerable consenting sufficient time gather belongings leave see ante apparently putting one side fact castle footnotes although described coolidge consent case matlock opinion terms rest conception coolidge authority consent search house possible relevance coolidge absence scene coolidge white concurring part concurring judgment similarly coolidge new hampshire held wife voluntary action turning police husband guns clothing constitute search seizure government courts appeals disagreed appropriate inquiry performed determining whether involvement police transforms private individual agent instrument police see pervaz summarizing approaches various circuits similarity case coolidge avoids need resolve broader dispute present case sergeant murray unlike officers coolidge may intended perform general search house inconsequential ultimately viewed items shown randolph relevant coolidge intended aid police apprehending criminal believed exonerate husband randolph believed aiding police implicate husband