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FERNANDEZ v. CALIFORNIA

No. 12-7822.

134 S.Ct. 1126 (2014)

188 L.Ed.2d 25

Walter FERNANDEZ, Petitioner v. CALIFORNIA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Stanford, CA, for Petitioner.

Louis W. Karlin , Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent.

Joseph R. Palmore , for the United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting the respondent.

Jeffrey L. Fisher , Counsel of Record, Pamela S. Karlan , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, Kevin K. Russell , Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Washington, DC, Gerald P. Peters , Law Office of Gerald Philip Peters, Thousand Oaks, CA, for Petitioner.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General of California, Dane R. Gillette , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. DeNicola , Deputy State Solicitor General, Lance E. Winters , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Steven E. Mercer , Deputy Attorney General, Louis W. Karlin , Deputy Attorney General, Counsel of Record, Los Angeles, CA, Counsel for Respondent.

Justice ALITO delivered the opinion of the Court.

Our cases firmly establish that police officers may search jointly occupied premises if one of the occupants1 consents. See United States v. Matlock, 415 U.S. 164, 94 S.Ct. 988, 39 L.Ed.2d 242 (1974). In Georgia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. 103, 126 S.Ct. 1515, 164 L.Ed.2d 208 (2006), we recognized a narrow exception...

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