State Of Iowa Vs. Joshua Daniel Fleming

BAKER, Justice.

The defendant, Joshua Fleming, appeals from his conviction for possession of marijuana. He contends the district court erred in overruling his motion to suppress and argues that when officers obtain a search warrant for a single-family residence they must obtain a separate warrant to search a rented room located therein. We find Fleming had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his bedroom, and the officers violated that interest by searching his bedroom without obtaining a search warrant authorizing a search of that area. The decision of the court of appeals is vacated and…