Scandrett v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

A Clayton County jury found Charlie Horace Scandrett, Jr. guilty of possessing cocaine. On appeal, Scandrett asserts that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to suppress the cocaine. Because we agree with the trial court that Scandrett lacks standing to challenge the search that yielded the cocaine, we affirm.

Two Forest Park police officers, William Donald Raiford and Willie Martin, were patrolling an area of Forest Park known for high drug activity. They saw a car parked in the yard of a residence and a man — later identified as Scandrett — leaning into the driver’s…