People v. Thompson

The People bring this interlocutory appeal, pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, to challenge an order by the Denver District Court granting the defendant’s motion to suppress evidence seized from the defendant’s motel room. We reverse.

I

On November 29, 1988, Denver police officials received information from a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent in Washington state that the defendant, Mack Thompson, was wanted pursuant to a fugitive warrant based upon a parole violation in the state of Washington. The agent provided a description of the defendant, indicated that he should be considered armed and…