Unpublished Disposition, 849 F.2d 1477 (9th Cir. 1988)

MEMORANDUM^** 

After the district court denied his motion to suppress evidence, Joseph Stiles entered a conditional guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. On appeal, Stiles contends that the district court erred in ruling that he did not have standing to challenge the search of his companion's bag. We affirm.

Stiles and Dennis Garcia agreed to transport cocaine from Seattle to Anchorage. Before the trip, Stiles transferred the cocaine from his suitcase to Garcia's satchel without Garcia's knowledge. At the Anchorage airport, the Alaska State Patrol stopped Garcia and found cocaine in the satchel. Stiles contends that he has standing to challenge the search.

Stiles can challenge the search if (1) he had an actual subjective expectation of privacy in the area searched, and (2) that expectation is objectively reasonable. United States v. Pollack, 726 F.2d 1456, 1465 (9th Cir. 1984). Whether or not Stiles had a subjective expectation of privacy, his expectation would not be objectively reasonable. Garcia owned the satchel. Stiles never informed Garcia that he was putting the cocaine in the satchel. Stiles does not even contend that he had joint control or supervision over the satchel. Stiles lacks standing to challenge the search. See id.

AFFIRMED.