State v. Delvechio

Barnes, Judge.

The State appeals the trial court’s decision to suppress evidence seized from a hotel room. The State contends that one who obtains a hotel room by presenting a fraudulent credit card has no reasonable expectation of privacy and therefore lacks standing to contest the seizure. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the trial court’s decision to suppress the evidence found in the hotel room.

Appellees Jeffrey Delvechio and James Trammel were charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, financial transaction card fraud, criminal possession of financial…