The following excerpt is from U.S.A v. Viserto, No. 09-1399-cr (2nd Cir. 2010):
Viserto contends that even if he has no basis for challenging the officers' entry into his wife's home, the search of the jacket resulting in seizure of a firearm was constitutionally unreasonable. We disagree. To the extent Viserto disclaimed ownership of the jacket before it was searched, he forfeited any claim to a legitimate expectation of privacy in the garment. See, e.g., United States v. Torres, 949 F.2d 606, 608 (2d Cir. 1991) ("It is well settled that an otherwise legitimate privacy interest may be lost by disclaiming or abandoning property,
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