In Schneckloth v. Bustamonte (1973), the Supreme Court _________ a search based on consent even though the police failed to advise the individual that he was not obligated to consent to the police request.

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In Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, the Supreme Court upheld the search based on consent even though the police failed to advise the individual that he was not obligated to consent to the police request. The Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not require that the police inform a person of his right to refuse consent to a search, and that the voluntariness of consent is to be determined by the totality of the circumstances.

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