D.Neb.: A mere passenger in a car used in a robbery has no standing to challenge the search

Riding in a car to a robbery is not a “sufficiently close connection to the car” to give standing. There was at least reasonable suspicion for the stop based on the robbery call, and then probable cause for their arrest. One defendant fled from the car and was caught. United States v. Seizys, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 137680 (D.Neb. Oct. 8, 2015),* R&R 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138701 (D.Neb. Aug. 10, 2015).*

NYPD got a 911 call about a man waiving a gun in a green Yukon giving the LPN. They found the truck and stopped it, smelling marijuana coming from it and seeing a joint on the console. That authorized a search that produced a gun in the console, and defendant was a felon in possession. United States v. Faison, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 137730 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 8, 2015).*

Defendant was stopped for speeding, and the officer could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle when he talked to the driver. That justified a search under the automobile exception. United States v. Ray, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136757 (W.D.Mo. Oct. 7, 2015).*