EMAS, KEVIN M., Associate Judge.
The issue we confront is whether a police officer seeking to search a shared residence is required by the Fourth Amendment to secure consent from a physically absent, but nearby, tenant after that officer has already obtained a valid consent from a co-tenant who is on the premises. Finding no constitutional violation, we affirm.
Based upon reports of significant drug-related crime in the area, the West Palm Beach Police Department...
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