Opinion ID: 2358606
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Heading: Peters Standing to Contest Search

Text: Upon remand, if any further action is taken, we find that Peters does not have standing to contest the search of the truck. The trial judge held that Peters had standing to contest the search. We do not agree. Peters, as a passenger, did not have standing to object to the search of the vehicle. See Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128, 99 S.Ct. 421, 58 L.Ed.2d 387 (1978). We have originally determined that the stop or detention in this matter was legitimate. The result reached by the Court of Appeals is affirmed in part because the evidence was properly suppressed when the consent to search was withdrawn. The Court of Appeals is reversed insofar as it holds that the stop was improper. It is the decision of this Court that a law enforcement officer may stop a vehicle based solely upon a failure to secure a child of less than 40 inches in height in accordance with KRS 189.125. All concur.