Opinion ID: 177579
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Heading: The Search of Grote’s Mobile Home

Text: Grote contends his consent to search the trailer in which he lived was tainted by officers’ exclusion of Grote from the trailer. Under the balancing test in Illnois 1 Because the parties are familiar with the facts of the case, we will repeat them here only to the extent necessary to explain our decision. 2 v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326, 331-32 (2001), the officers’ warrantless seizure of Grote’s trailer was reasonable. Excluding Grote from the trailer was less intrusive than searching the trailer without a warrant. Grote was excluded from the trailer for only ten minutes before he decided to “get this over with” and consented to a search. And during Grote’s short exclusion from his trailer, a police officer was diligently working on obtaining a warrant. Because the warrantless seizure of Grote’s residence was reasonable, Grote’s consent to the search was also valid. AFFIRMED. 3