State of Tennessee v. William Glenn Talley

Summary

The Tennessee Supreme Court held that the defendant lacked a reasonable expectation of privacy in the commonly shared interior hallway of his condominium because residents, police, delivery personnel, service providers, and other authorized persons had regular access and no resident could exclude them. The court therefore found no unlawful initial entry, upheld the girlfriend's consent to enter the unit, and concluded that the later warrants and statements were not tainted. The judgment affirming denial of suppression was affirmed, and the case was remanded for trial.