Schneckloth v. Bustamonte

An officer stopped a car when he observed that its license plate light and a headlight were inoperable. Six men, including the defendant, were in the car. After the driver failed to produce a driver’s license, the officer asked if any of the other five men had any identification. One of men produced a license and explained that he was the brother of the car’s owner, from whom the car had been borrowed. After the six men stepped out of the car at the officer’s request, and after two more officers arrived, the officer who had stopped the car asked the owner’s brother if he could search the car. He replied “Sure, go ahead.” The owner’s brother helped in the search by opening the trunk and the glove compartment. The officers found stolen checks under a seat.