Can you get consent to search after the non-consenting spouse has left?

The Search & Seizure Show by Anthony Bandiero

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Hey guys, it's Anthony Bandiero here with blue to gold law enforcement training, giving you another roadside chat. Today's question is one that I get all the time around the country. And it's, it's important. So let's go through, can you get consent to search a home from a spouse, even if the non consenting spouse has left?

Okay, so the answer is yes, you can, you can use that consent, even if the person who is non consenting, let's say, let's say the wife will allow you to search the home, but the husband is like, no way you can not search the house. And he tells you, you know, that, that, that my lack of consent is good for the next two years, right. And then he goes to the store, he goes to work, he gets arrested. And the q ... 

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