Defendant's suppression motion was properly denied. Defendant lacked standing to challenge the search of a backpack, which contained a revolver and ammunition, because he did not establish that he retained a reasonable expectation of privacy in the bag. As the police lawfully approached defendant, he opened the front passenger door of a driver-occupied parked car, threw the backpack inside, closed the door, and stepped away from the car. Defendant did not meet his burden...
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