People v. Abreu
| Decision Date | 12 May 1997 |
| Citation | 657 N.Y.S.2d 750,239 A.D.2d 424 |
| Parties | The PEOPLE, etc., Respondent, v. Juan ABREU, Appellant. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Daniel L. Greenberg, New York City, (Jonathan M. Kratter, of counsel), for appellant.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, (Roseann B. MacKechnie and Camille O'Hara Gillespie, of counsel), for respondent.
Before MANGANO, P.J., and ROSENBLATT, SANTUCCI and JOY, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.
Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Juviler, J.), rendered September 8, 1995, convicting him of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. The appeal brings up for review the denial, after a hearing, of that branch of the defendant's omnibus motion which was to suppress physical evidence.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's argument, the People may raise on the instant appeal the issue of the defendant's lack of standing to challenge the issuance of a search warrant (see, People v. Jackson, 207 A.D.2d 805, 616 N.Y.S.2d 530). The record indicates that the defendant was merely an occasional visitor in the apartment which was searched pursuant to the warrant. Accordingly, he lacked standing to challenge the search warrant and to demand a Darden hearing (see, People v. Darden, 34 N.Y.2d 177, 356 N.Y.S.2d 582, 313 N.E.2d 49), since he had no legitimate expectation of privacy in the premises searched (see, People v. Wesley, 73 N.Y.2d 351, 540 N.Y.S.2d 757, 538 N.E.2d 76; People v. Jackson, supra; People v. Melendez, 160 A.D.2d 739, 553 N.Y.S.2d 808).
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