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223247P.pdf 07/31/2023 United States v. Melchizedek Hayes
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 22-3247
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Cedar Rapids
[PUBLISHED] [Colloton, Author, with Wollman and Gruender, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. The search of defendant's house was
permissible without a warrant because the police officers reasonably
relied on the apparent authority of defendant's stepfather to consent to
the search; once inside the residence, the officers were entitled to seize
items (Molotov cocktails and other explosive materials) whose
incriminating character was immediately apparent.