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In Montana, teenager can't authorize search

Children younger than 16 can't authorize police to search their parent's home, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled. The defendant's 13-year-old daughter was home alone with friends when police officers arrived, looking for a drug suspect. Although the daughter consented to the officers' entry, it was unclear whether she invited them in or they asked ...

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