Legal Opinion

People v. Quintana

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 12, 1990No. 89SA250PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Quinn

In this interlocutory appeal,1 the People challenge the district court’s suppression of marihuana plants, drug paraphernalia, and *935numerous items of evidence seized during a search pursuant to a warrant. The district court ruled that the affidavit supporting the search warrant was not sufficient to establish probable cause for the search. We reverse the suppression ruling.

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The defendants, Billy Quintana and Daw-nette Quintana, are charged in the District Court of Pueblo County with possession of eight ounces or more of marihuana, cultivation of marihuana, and conspiracy to cultivate marihuana.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lewis TuttleTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
  2. People v. LeftwichSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  3. People v. AltmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. PrideKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
  5. People v. PateSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994

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