Just because defendant\u2019s girlfriend rented a motel room and he was with her doesn\u2019t make the motel parking lot their curtilage. \u201c[N]ot even a hotel’s owner, to say nothing of its transitory guests, has a reasonable expectation of privacy in its open parking lot.\u201d The officer approached a car with what he at first thought was a passed out driver and then smelled burning marijuana. United States v. Jasper, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66381 (S.D. Ga. Mar. 2, 2020), adopted, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64778 (S.D. Ga. Apr. 11, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exigency inherent in the automobile exception continues after the defendant\u2019s arrest. State v. Domenig, 2020 Iowa App. LEXIS 399 (Apr. 15, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defendant\u2019s swerving that the officer claimed was the reason for the stop was caused by the quickly approaching police car, and that precludes finding reasonable suspicion for the stop. State v. Wadden, 2020 Iowa App. LEXIS 407 (Apr. 15, 2020).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Just because defendant\u2019s girlfriend rented a motel room and he was with her doesn\u2019t make the motel parking lot their curtilage. \u201c[N]ot even a hotel’s owner, to say nothing of its transitory guests, has a reasonable expectation of privacy in … Continue reading