RE:
Court Opens Door To Searches Without Warrants
I apologize, I misread what you were talking about. His roommate gave the consent to enter in the first place.
The reason the consent he gave when found hiding in the woods didn't matter is that the illegal search had already been conducted. Thus, they couldn't "undo" the illegality by obtaining his consent. It's the old "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine.
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