Georgia v. Randolph — Roberts, J., dissenting

Summary

Chief Justice Roberts, joined by Justice Scalia, dissents, arguing the majority's rule protecting objection by a present co-occupant to police entry is arbitrary and not grounded in Fourth Amendment privacy principles. He asserts co-occupants assume the risk of consent by others and the majority's rule harms law enforcement in domestic disputes. The dissent would have affirmed the search's reasonableness, citing established precedent.