State v. Tarasuik

The defendant, James Tarasuik, appeals an order of the Superior Court (Nadeau, J.) denying his motion to suppress evidence of his possession of a controlled drug, obtained during a warrantless entry into his hotel room. We affirm.

The following facts are supported by the record. In February 2008, the defendant and Rebecca Harwood lived together in a hotel room at the Hampton Village Resort in Hampton. At the time, Harwood was on probation, and, therefore, had to abide by the standard conditions of probation. One condition required her to allow her probation officer to periodically search her…