Jaison L. Coleman v. United States
1 Having already expressly denied consent for police to enter the residence, does the occupant's "okay" in response to the officer's statement that police "almost need" to enter the residence amount to voluntary consent for police to enter the residence?
II. Having already expressly denied general consent for police to enter the residence, does the occupant's "okay" in response to the officer's statement that police "almost need" to enter the residence to check on the welfare of the children limit the scope of consent to checking on the welfare of the children?
Whether an occupant's 'okay' in response to an officer's statement about needing to enter a residence constitutes voluntary consent after previously denying entry