Minnesota v. Carter

The Supreme Court distinguished the defendant’s presence in this apartment from the social, overnight guests’ presence in Minnesota v. Olson. In Olson, the Court held that a guest staying overnight in another’s home had a reasonable expectation of privacy. The defendant in Carter however, went to the apartment for a business transaction, limiting his presence to a matter of hours. He did not have a previous relationship with the lessee of the apartment, nor did he have a connection to the apartment similar to that of an overnight guest. While the apartment was a dwelling for the lessee, the property was equivalent to a commercial site to the defendant. Lacking a significant connection to the property, the defendant did not have standing to object to the search conducted on that premises.