Armstead and Ruffin both testified that Jean-Laurent did not object to the search of either bag. He just stood over on the other side. He said that's the bag right there. I went and retrieved it and brought it around and the drug dog hit on it, alerted to it. Armstead, however, never asked Jean-Laurent for permission to retrieve or search his bags.
Consent is one such exception to both the warrant and probable cause requirements.
Although the consent need not be oral, mere acquiescence is not enough. 2 Va. App. 8 Va. App. 23 Va. App. Therefore, we will only reverse the trial court's ruling on the suppression motion if plainly wrong.