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common-authority rule

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A quick definition of common-authority rule:

Common-Authority Rule: This is a rule that says if someone has control or access to a property, they can give permission for the police to search it, even if it's not their property. However, the person giving permission must have the legal right to do so, and the person who owns the property takes the risk that someone else might allow a search.

A more thorough explanation:

The common-authority rule is a principle that allows a person to give consent to a police officer's search of another person's property if both individuals use, control, or have access to the property. This means that if one person consents to a search, it is considered valid even if the other person does not consent.

For example, if two roommates share an apartment and one of them consents to a police officer's search of the apartment, the search is considered legal even if the other roommate did not give consent. However, the consenting person must have the legal right to permit the search, and the defendant must have assumed the risk that a fellow occupant might allow a search.

The common-authority rule is often used in cases where multiple people have access to a shared property, such as a car or a home. It is important to note that the rule only applies if the consenting person has the legal authority to permit the search.

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13:56
went complete at penn a month ago with still no UR
jackfrost11770
13:56
How was that too ambitious of a thought
jackfrost11770
13:57
March at the very least atp
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@llama: thank you!!! 44 apps thats crazy dude
Trismegistus
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jack me too buddy
lilypadfrog
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@info-man: I applied like a week before you and just went UR a couple days ago you’ll get there in a minute
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I'm actually never gonna hear from BU
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definitely not ambitious at all. this cycle's turning out to be as slow as the last one probably due to high app volume
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@lilypadfrog: okay cool good to know
13:58
i really think they should push back seat deposits to june
13:58
its unfair
jackfrost11770
13:58
Recent boo I applied to BU in Oct
13:59
I've been complete since mid Sept:(
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If I knew I would still be waiting in January I probably wouldn't have applied so early
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Me neither
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Someone applied to nyu in December and got today
jackfrost11770
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re seat deposit: does any1 know if u can request to delay 1st seat deposit? some school are really early it seems
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14:02
if they delayed decisions we should be able to delay deposits... but we do not live a perfect world so i doubt it
lilypadfrog
14:03
yeah you can request an extension. usually it’s like a week though
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can we talk about something interesting like i dont know drugs sex death
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Everyone admitted to penn looks like above medians
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time to harass glove on linkedin
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that’s a good way to stay awake. tell him to come back here
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lily i broke a rubber band already
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le sigh
lilypadfrog
14:08
damn you get vicious with it. just pinch yourself or something
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14:09
don’t break your finger
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