State v. Williams

The state appeals the trial court's granting of a motion to suppress evidence seized from appellee’s purse and from the persons of two other individuals. The issue of the correctness of the search of persons other than the appellee is not appropriately addressed here, as those persons were not parties to the proceeding below, or here, *213and therefore there is no party before the court with standing to complain. Granting the appellee standing to complain, based upon the violation of rights of third persons, was error. Therefore, we reverse and remand.

The findings of fact as stated by the trial…