Defendant left his suitcase in an open grassy area, and that was a waiver any reasonable expectation of privacy in it. See United States v. Wilson, 984 F. Supp. 2d 676 (E.D. Ky. 2013) (leaving suitcase in a cemetery was a loss of any reasonable expectation of privacy). United States v. Smith, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 204154 (E.D. Tenn. Nov. 2, 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDefendant lacks standing to contest the parole officers’ search of the gun safe because he repeatedly denied ownership of it. \u2026. Defendant cannot challenge the officers’ retrieval of a firearm and a black bag that he discarded just before his arrest because he had not yet been seized.\u201d United States v. Crawford<\/a>, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 34524 (9th Cir. Nov. 2, 2020).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Defendant left his suitcase in an open grassy area, and that was a waiver any reasonable expectation of privacy in it. See United States v. Wilson, 984 F. Supp. 2d 676 (E.D. Ky. 2013) (leaving suitcase in a cemetery was … Continue reading