The major issue of contention between the Supreme Court majority opinion and the dissenting opinion in Schneckloth v. Bustamonte, the case involving the consent search of the defendant's car, was:

a. whether consent to search was actually obtained by the officers.
b. whether the initial stop of the defendant's car was lawful.
c. the coercion of the defendant to obtain the consent.
d. whether the police must inform a suspect of her right to refuse consent to a consent search.


d

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a. True b. False

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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