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COLBERT v. COM.

No. 1998-SC-1070-DG.

43 S.W.3d 777 (2001)

Rontez P. COLBERT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Modified on Denial Rehearing May 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce P. Hackett, Frank Wm. Heft, Jr., Louisville, for appellant.

A.B. Chandler III, Attorney General, Courtney J. Hightower, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Frankfort, for appellee.

Opinion of the Court by Justice GRAVES.

This case presents an issue of first impression in Kentucky: The validity of a mother's consent to police officers' warrantless search of her adult son's bedroom located in her home, as well as of his personal effects, including a closed safe, absent direct evidence she had common authority over the room.

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Dec. 26, 1995, Louisville police received a call concerning a domestic disturbance at...

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