United States v. Rader

Judge RYAN

delivered the opinion of the Court.

A law enforcement officer does not violate the Fourth Amendment’s proscription against “unreasonable searches and seizures” where a third party who possesses common authority over the premises or effects consents to the search. United States v. Matlock, 415 U.S. 164, 170-71, 94 S.Ct. 988, 39 L.Ed.2d 242, (1974); Frazier v. Cupp, 394 U.S. 731, 740, 89 S.Ct. 1420, 22 L.Ed.2d 684 (1969); United States v. Clow, 26 M.J. 176, 183 (1988); Military Rule of Evidence (M.R.E.) 314(e)(2). The question before us is whether Appellant’s roommate had sufficient…