Legal Opinion

People v. Nelson

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 15, 2012No. 08CA0775PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

T 1 Defendant, Harvey Nelson, appeals the Judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of numerous illegal substance-related offenses. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence based on police officers' allegedly unconstitutional entry and search of his residence. We conclude that the case must be remanded to the trial court for further proceedings.

I. Background

A. Evidence

12 The following evidence was presented at the suppression hearing. On January 27, 2006, police officers went to an…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Minnesota v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Murray v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. KruegerColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. People v. NozolinoColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  3. People v. OmwandaColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. People v. BrunoColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  5. People v. ClemensColorado Court of Appeals · 2013

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