Legal Opinion

State v. Spencer

Idaho Court of Appeals

Decided February 23, 2004No. 28742PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PERRY, Judge.

Russell Alan Spencer appeals from his judgments of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Spencer contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence found during a warrantless search, arguing that he had a reasonable expectation of privacy in the bedroom where he was living. We affirm.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In March 2001, the time of the incident in question, Spencer was living in a bedroom in the home of his sister, Nina Conklin, who was on felony…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
Smith v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
State v. AtkinsonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1996
State v. Valdez-MolinaIdaho Supreme Court · 1995
State v. ScheversIdaho Court of Appeals · 1999

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3Cited by5 opinions

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