State v. Lakotiy

¶1 Sergey Lakotiy challenges his conviction for possession of a stolen vehicle. He argues the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained following a warrantless entry into a gated commercial storage facility common area. He also asserts the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. The State concedes that the trial court denied the motion on an improper basis, *704but argues that this court may affirm on three alternative grounds: (1) the police officers’ entry did not implicate Lakotiy’s constitutional right to privacy, (2) the police officers had actual…