Acting without a search warrant, police arrive at a home after receiving an anonymous tip that a man has been making illegal explosives in his workshop. The officers find that the man is not at home. Please discuss the following:

• Can the man's wife consent to a warrantless search of her husband's workshop, or must police wait until the husband returns to obtain his consent?
• What would be the result if the man and his wife were both at home and the wife consented to the search, but the man did not?

If the police had a warrant, what would need to be specified in the warrant as required by the 4^th Amendment if they were to seize the contraband in the home?

What are some exceptions to the warrant requirement where a warrant might not be required? Provide a change of fact in the given scenario that would make this a warrantless search?