The number of exceptions to the requirement of possession of a warrant can seem almost limitless, based on specific circumstances. One of the more interesting search exceptions deals with multiple parties within a residence when one party consents and the other denies consent. What are the issues of apparent authority and authority to consent, and how did the case of Gerogia v. Randolph, 547 U.S. .103 (2006) interpret those issues in that specific instance?