Legal Opinion
People v. Dumas
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 2, 1998No. 97SA400PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vollack
In this interlocutory appeal, the People challenge a suppression order of the Arapahoe County District Court (trial court). The trial court found that Sylvia Joy Dumas (defendant) consented to a search of her motel room for drugs, contraband, and weapons. However, the trial court concluded that the search of a checkbook, which produced other incriminating evidence, was unconstitutional. As a result, the trial court suppressed the evidence and statements made by defendant regarding the evidence. We reverse and remand.
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