State v. Budd

*208¶53

Korsmo, J.

(dissenting) — No good deed goes unpunished. Or, in this case, unexploited. Mr. Michael Budd offered to conduct the written advice and written waiver of search consent rights in his house after agreeing orally to the seizure of his computer and its peripherals while outside the residence. Acting on his generous offer, while undoubtedly wishing to keep Mr. Budd in a consenting mood, the officers followed him into the house and processed their paperwork inside rather than trying to persuade him to stay outside on a late winter’s afternoon. That is all that took place here.…