People v. Ervin

Following a warrantless entry by the police into defendant John Ervin’s former wife’s home, he was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver. The trial court denied defendant’s motion to suppress the evidence based on his lack of standing to challenge the warrantless search and seizure by the police. Thereafter defendant was convicted of the charged offense.

On appeal, defendant asserts that he had standing to contest the warrantless police actions and that no exception to the warrant reojuirement justified the search and seizure.

We find that defendant lacked…