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Georgia V. Randolph: What To Do With A Yes From One But Not From Two?, Nathan A. Wood
Georgia V. Randolph: What To Do With A Yes From One But Not From Two?, Nathan A. Wood
Mercer Law Review
In Georgia v. Randolph, the United States Supreme Court held that when an officer asks two physically present occupants of the same shared residence for permission to search, that search is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution when one occupant denies permission to search, though the other consents. In so holding, the Court created a new standard in which "widely held social expectations" dictate whether it is reasonable to assume an occupant has the authority to consent to a search.
Davis V. State: Too Young To Consent?, Judson Robert Jahn
Davis V. State: Too Young To Consent?, Judson Robert Jahn
Mercer Law Review
In Davis v. State, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that a ten-year-old child could not give valid consent to a search of his parents' home. In determining the validity of a minor's consent, the supreme court considered those factors that the court of appeals deemed relevant in Atkins v. State. Applying the Atkins factors, the supreme court held that ten-year- old Darrin Davis ("Darrin") "lacked that degree of mental discretion necessary for a minor to give valid consent to the search of his, and his parents', home." According to Justice Sears-Collins, "[m]ost ten-year-old children are incapable of …