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CA1: Reduced expectation of privacy in hidden compartments of a ship hauling contraband

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Defendant crewmember of a Honduran ship boarded five days out of San Juan lacked standing to contest the search of the vessel at the Port of San Juan. There is a reduced expectation of privacy in hidden compartments of a ship hauling contraband. United States v. Vilches-Navarrete, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 7660 (1st Cir. April 10, 2008), district court's holding posted here: But even if Verdugo-Urquidez does not apply, Vilches lacks standing to challenge the search. It is "well settled that a defendant who fails to demonstrate a legitimate expectation of privacy in the area searched or the item seized will not have 'standing' to claim that an illegal search or seizure occurred." United States v. Mancini, 8 F.3d 104, 107 (1st Cir. 1993) (citing Rakas v...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on April 12, 2008 (boomark / email).