GA: Defendant’s effort to distance himself from drugs led to no standing

Defendant’s effort to distance himself from drugs led to no standing. “Barlow testified that only his mother, stepfather, and brother lived at the Sherbrooke Way residence, and he denied currently living at the residence or having a bedroom there. Barlow also disavowed his prior statements to the police in which he claimed ownership of the drugs and pistol found at the residence. Barlow’s girlfriend and mother similarly testified that he did not currently live at the residence and had not done so for several years.” Barlow v. State, 2014 Ga. App. LEXIS 414 (June 24, 2014).

Apparent hand-to-hand drug deal in an apartment complex parking lot then immediately leaving was reasonable suspicion. State v. Gross, 2014 La. App. LEXIS 1607 (La. App. 5 Cir. June 24, 2014).*

Defendant had standing to challenge the search of the apartment, but his voluntary act of throwing a gun out the window was an abandonment of the gun. United States v. Brown, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85897 (W.D. Pa. January 2, 2014).*

In a case of clear abandonment, it was not IAC for defense counsel to not file a motion to suppress. State v. Allen, 2014 Iowa App. LEXIS 638 (June 25, 2014).*