Apparently abandoned rental property was subject to landlord and police entry. If viewed merely as a consent, the landlord could not consent to the police entering, too, because the landlord’s authority to enter is limited. A point in opposition to search raised at oral argument is waived. Frobouck v. State, 2013 Md. App. LEXIS 6 (January 24, 2013).
Where the defendant shipped a package to a DEA CI, the CI had the ability to consent as would a common tenant. “Assuming (without deciding) that Defendant has standing, the Court holds that the DEA had the consent of the CS to accept delivery of the packages and conduct the warrantless searches of their contents.” United States v. Williams, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10051 (W.D. Tenn. January 25, 2013).*
The fact that one of three taillights was out is normally not a basis for a stop in Arizona. Here, the officer also testified that the vehicle posed a potential safety hazard because others approaching from the rear might not be able to judge its speed. That made the stop reasonable. State v. Becerra, 2013 Ariz. App. LEXIS 7 (January 10, 2013).*
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