Legal Opinion

People v. Spies

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided August 25, 1980No. 80SA25PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lohr

*436In this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, the People challenge the trial court’s order granting the defendant’s motion to suppress physical evidence. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On the evening of March 16, 1979, a police officer observed an Oldsmobile automobile in the parking lot of Mile High Stadium. A temporary license was displayed on the rear window of the Oldsmobile, but the vehicle described on the temporary license was a Dodge. Upon inquiry the officer learned that the Denver police department had received a report that the Oldsmobile had been stolen. The…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. OatesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1985
  2. People v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  3. Moody v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
  4. People v. HenrySupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  5. People v. SavageSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981

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