People v. Haddad

The trial court granted a motion to suppress and subsequently dismissed the charges against defendant. From that dismissal, the people appeal as of right.

The trial court suppressed the evidence because defendant had a reasonable expectation of privacy in his bedroom. The bedroom was located in such a manner that it was normally out of the public’s view. The officer had to get extremely close to the window in order to be able to see inside. The court concluded that the officer had no right to peer through the bedroom window when he only had a suspicion of an assault and battery and a mere…