State v. Taylor

COBB, Judge.

Dwight Stuart Taylor was indicted for theft of property in the first degree and for possession of burglary tools. The trial court granted Taylor’s motion to suppress evidence seized during a search of the vehicle in which Taylor was riding because the search and seizure of the vehicle was illegal. The trial court dismissed the charges against Taylor.

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether Taylor lacked standing to object to the search of the vehicle in which he was a passenger. The vehicle in question was a U-Haul truck.

“In Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128, 148-49, 99 S.Ct. 421,…