Legal Opinion
People v. Archuleta
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 8, 1999No. 98SA356PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kourlis
This case comes before us on interlocutory appeal from a trial court order suppressing evidence in a drug prosecution. Because we conclude that under the circumstances of this case, a police officer’s actions in chasing the defendant and then approaching him with his gun drawn did not offend the Fourth Amendment, we reverse the trial court order.
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On the evening of May 10, 1998, Officer Daniel Felkins of the Denver Police Department was in his marked vehicle patrolling the area surrounding the 2100 block of Larimer Street in Denver between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The officer noticed three…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- United States v. HensleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by47 opinions
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