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A mere visitor to a hotel room has no standing, but facts here indicated defendant might have standing
Mere visitor to a hotel room, as opposed to a guest of a guest, has no standing to challenge a search. Here, whether defendant was going to be a guest where another rented two rooms was disputed, so the court assumes that he has standing and rules against him on consent...

IA: Steagald did not bind state on raising standing on appeal where state made no assertions concerning its position on standing in trial court
Defendant's movements of his body and hands strongly suggested that he had a gun in his waistband, and that justified a patdown...

CA10: If defendant lacks "standing," he also lacks standing to challenge a protective sweep
Defendant who lacked "standing" to challenge a search under Carter because he was in a garage of another packaging marijuana also lacked standing to challenge a sweep of the premises that led to his arrest...

Safari Club wins Article III standing dispute in challenge to polar bear rule, but loses standing arguments in dispute over captive antelope rule
In re Polar Bear Endangered Species Act Listing and Section 4(d) Litigation and Safari Club International, et al. v. Salazar, et al, No...

I'm still standing
A few folks are asking why I've been quiet on the blog. Nothing major - just very busy. I spent the last few days at ALA Midwinter...

Standing For Something

An intoxicated man standing on the other side of a wide river shouts at you, threatening to "punch your lights out". He would, in all probability, be found to have commited: a) assault; b) assault & battery; c) no tort s
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