State v. Kenneth M. Sobczak

*757SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J.

*758¶ 45. The question presented in the instant case is: Can a weekend guest in a residence call the police and authorize a search of a living room and computer while the resident is at work? Or is such a search a violation of the resident's constitutional rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution?

¶ 46. In other words, when is a person authorized under the law to invite law enforcement into someone else's residence or to allow law enforcement to search someone else's computer?5

¶ 47. The majority rules that a one-time weekend guest can consent…