TN: Matching description of robber and being near stolen phone located by its find phone app was RS

A stolen phone’s locator app led the police to defendant, and he matched the description of the robber so there was reasonable suspicion. State v. Sykes, 2015 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 132 (February 25, 2015).

Defendant was staying at an extended stay hotel for one week, and the lease agreement said it was not his dwelling and management reserved the right to inspect rooms. An inspection did occur because the hotel was planning on renovating some rooms. His room was entered and a significant quantity of marijuana was found, which the maintenance worker photographed with his phone. This was all a private search that led to a search warrant. Rabe v. Commonwealth, 2015 Ky. App. LEXIS 30 (February 27, 2015).