Legal Opinion

People v. Vaughn

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 22, 2014No. Supreme Court Case 14SA70PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rice

T 1 The People bring this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 and section 16-12-1022), C.R.S. (2014), seeking review of the trial court's order suppressing drug evidence that was seized after a traffic stop.

12 The undisputed evidence in this case establishes that the police officer who seized the drug evidence had reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle driven by the Defendant, Christopher Vaughn, as well as probable cause to arrest Vaughn. It also establishes that the officer acted pursuant to a standardized departmental policy in deciding to impound the vehicle-after arresting its…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. United States v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Arkansas v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. People v. BlehmSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  5. People v. CoxSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017

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