Davis v. State

VILLANTI, Chief Judge.

Fred Davis, III, appeals his conviction and sentence for one count of possession of cocaine, arguing that the trial court erred by denying his dispositive motion to suppress the cocaine seized from a pill bottle stashed in concrete latticework attached to the foundation of the rooming house where Davis was staying. We agree with the trial court’s determination that Davis had standing to challenge the seizure of the pill bottle and its contents. However, because we determine that Davis had a constitutionally protected interest in the latticework where he stashed the pill…