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· 12/11/1974

State v. Koucoules

Citations

  • 343 A.2d 860
  • 1974 Me. LEXIS 259

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that defendant’s ostensible role as wife assisting in solution of husband’s death had not changed from time she gave permission for initial search to time of subsequent search
  • supervening factor of arrest controlled decision in Brochu, not mere lapse of time between permission and actions of police
  • \search for anything you want ...\ determined to be general consent, encompassing no spatial limitations
  • “Where permission has been given to search for a particular object, the ensuing search remains valid as long as its scope is consistent with an effort to locate that object.”
  • search exceeding bounds of consent to search becomes invasion of privacy rendering search unreasonable
  • general unqualified consent to search premises does not include consent to destroy property

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Judges: Dufresne

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