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Doyle v. State

Citations

  • 633 P.2d 306
  • 1981 Alas. App. LEXIS 150

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  • holding that the general rules which apply to all warrantless search cases apply in determining whether a minor gave valid consent
  • consent of defendant’s son who was between ages of 11 to 14 sufficient to justify warrantless entry into defendant’s apartment
  • minor, who was between the ages of 11 and 14, gave valid consent to search premises
  • Fourteen year old son in charge of house while mother was absent gave consent
  • Fourteen year old son in charge of house while mother was absent gave consent
  • “On balance, the totality of the circumstances in this case indicates that the consent given by [defendant’s minor] son was voluntary and within the scope of his authority as an occupant of the dwelling.”

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Judges: Bryner, Coats, Singleton

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