State v. Jacques

Summary

The court held that the defendant retained a reasonable expectation of privacy in his apartment when police conducted a warrantless search five days after his rent was due. His incarceration, nonpayment of rent, and failure to arrange for his belongings did not establish abandonment, and the landlord had not initiated eviction proceedings or otherwise terminated his possessory rights. The judgment was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial because the challenged evidence was improperly admitted. No separate opinions were provided.