Faulkenbery v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• law enforcement officers’ statement that they will attempt to obtain or are getting a warrant does not serve to invalidate an otherwise consensual search
• the court refused to allow a defendant to withdraw a guilty plea when the defendant discovered the chief government witness had died after the plea was entered
• use of three presumably invalid convictions harmless in light of undisputed and overwhelming incriminating evidence
• consent motivated by desire to negotiate leniency for third party; consent was given under threat that search warrant would be obtained