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An Officer Is Granted Authority by the Occupant to Search

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An officer is granted authority by the occupant to search an apartment unit.The occupant informed the officer that she doesn't own certain boxes and luggage lined up against the wall.


A) The police cannot search the boxes or luggage because they are not considered part of the residence.
B) The police are free to search anything in the apartment because consent to a general search cannot be rescinded.
C) The police cannot search the luggage or boxes because there has been an implied limitation placed on the scope of the consensual search.
D) The police can search the luggage or boxes because the occupant didn't explicitly inform the police that (s) he was placing a limitation on the scope of the search.

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