U.S. v. Thomas

Dist. Ct. erred in denying defendant’s motion to suppress drugs seized from defendant’s condominium located in Georgia, under circumstances where condominium owner granted police consent to search said condominium, and where defendant obtained lease for condominium through use of false name, which was in violation of Georgia law. Defendant had reasonable expectation of privacy when he obtained lease for condominium, and defendant’s leasehold interest in condominium prevented condominium owner from granting police consent to search condominium. Fact that defendant obtained lease through violation of Georgia law did not lessen his expectation of privacy in condominium.