Defendant was in a friend\u2019s apartment smoking pot when the complex\u2019s security guards came to a noise complaint. Defendant was on a no-trespassing list and he was handcuffed and searched. Defendant had no standing in the pot in the apartment. He did have standing to challenge the search of his own person, but the court finds that the security guards were acting entirely on their own and not as agents of the state. \u201cAdditionally, there is no evidence that Boyd detained and searched Williams with the intent of assisting law enforcement officers in their investigative efforts.\u201d United States v. Williams, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97365 (W.D.Tenn. June 24, 2016).*<\/p>\n
Defendant\u2019s shotgun was protruding from his backpack. It was obvious, and it wasn\u2019t an inventory to find it. United States v. Castaneda, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 95896 (D.Ariz. July 22, 2016).*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Defendant was in a friend\u2019s apartment smoking pot when the complex\u2019s security guards came to a noise complaint. Defendant was on a no-trespassing list and he was handcuffed and searched. Defendant had no standing in the pot in the apartment. … Continue reading