Quote Originally Posted by spqrzilla View Post
But proving that that was the limit of your consent when it was a verbal discussion? Good luck with that.

"No, your honor, I said he could search the trunk, not the glove box where I hid my hillbilly heroin ..."
True...but that's just another reason not to give consent. I may be mistaken but I think most departments have forms for the operator of a vehicle to sign for consent searches.

I'd say I got a signed consent form (after verbal consent to search) from at least 9 out of 10 people when I asked for consent to search. Pretty astonishing how easily people will surrender their privacy.