Detective Collins and his team, with their arrest warrant, went to the suspect Jack's home. They knocked on the door. Jack was not home but when the suspect's brother, Tom, opened the door, he let them into the home. Detective Collins and his team asked if they could look around for the suspect. Tom said it was fine for the officers to look around the home. Soon after, Detective Collins found approximately 100 crack rocks on the table next to a window in one of the bedrooms. Which exception to the search warrant requirement allowed Detective Collins to seize the crack cocaine?

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Consent is an exception to the search warrant requirement that allows law enforcement officers to search a location without a warrant if the person who has the authority to consent to the search gives their permission. In this case, the suspect's brother, Tom, gave Detective Collins and his team permission to search the home, so the search was lawful.

Detective Collins and His Team, with Their Arrest Warrant, Went