The Supreme Court has ruled that warrantless searches of a home, even when a co-habitant consents to the search, are prohibited if the other co-habitant is physically present and objects to the search.

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This principle was established in the 2006 Supreme Court case Georgia v. Randolph, where the Court held that when two co-occupants are present and one consents to a search while the other refuses, the search is not constitutional.

The Supreme Court Has Ruled That Warrantless Searches of a Home