In most instances a patient can withdraw consent, and a practitioner must respect this wish. However, the withdrawal must be timely. If a practitioner is already in the middle of an irreversible procedure, it may be too late to withdraw consent.
In general, you do not need a search warrant when conducting a search with the voluntary consent of the person being searched.
The essential ingredient for valid consent to search is the individual's voluntary agreement to allow the search to take place without any coercion, intimidation, or pressure from law enforcement. The consent must be given willingly and without any form of duress. Additionally, the individual must have the authority to give consent to the search.
This would depend on the reason the car was searched in the first place, and the circumstances at the time of the second search. If permission is given to search (a consent search), the permission can be withdrawn. If the officers have not developed probable cause to continue searching, the search must stop. In the sceanario described, it is possible that probable cause developed to search the vehicle a second time. If so, then the search would be permissible. If the first search was by consent and the consent was not withdrawn, then one could argue that a consent search could resume two hours later.Additional: Also - if the vehicle was impounded and towed to a secure facility, an "inventory search' may be conducted to inventory. account for, and secure any property contained in the vehicle. However such an "inventory search" may not be used as a subterfuge for searching for, and seizing, any contraband or evidence which the vehicle may contain. For that purpose, a search warrant would still have to be applied for and granted.
Any search is legal if proper consent is given.
In general, consent to search a house can be given by the homeowner or someone who has authority over the property.
Only a legal occupant of a residence, or an owner or employee of a business can consent to a warrantless search of the premises - UNLESS - the search involves the "fresh" or "hot" pursuit of a wanted subject - then, no consent is needed to enter.
An individual person cannot search your things without your consent. The only exception is if you implicitly consent. For example, if you go to a concert, you consent to obey the rules of the facility, which may include consenting to a brief search at the door.
deal with who can consent/object to a lawful search of a vehicle
It can be a legal search if probable cause exists, or with consent.
Generally, their marital status has no bearing on the issue. As long as they have legal custody they can consent to a search.
Certainly. In many cases written consent would be difficult.
NO, it isn't. A search warrant limits the scope of a search. Once you have consented to a search, you have placed yourself outside the protections of the fourth amendment! There is no longer any requirements of reasonability and you will likely be prevented from supressing any resulting evidence later on. NEVER consent to a search!