Officers arrested Wright for robbery and took him to the police station, but Wright refused to discuss the robbery. The next day, without a search warrant, an undercover officer went to his house and falsely introduced himself to Wright's wife as her husband's accomplice in the robbery and told her that he was there to collect his share. The woman admitted the officer and went into the bedroom
where she retrieved half the money and gave it to the officer. How should the Court ‘hold' the money?
a. the money is inadmissible because her consent was based on police deception.
b. the money is inadmissible because the wife lacks authority to consent for her husband.
c. the money is admissible because the wife's consent is voluntary.
d. the money is admissible because the police had probable cause to enter even without the consent of the wife.
c
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