Legal Opinion

Phillips v. People

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided July 1, 2019No. 17SC144, PhillipsPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶1 The prosecution charged Leo Phillips with possession of a weapon by a previous offender and driving under restraint. Before trial, defense counsel moved to suppress three pieces of evidence: (1) Phillips's statements inside a police car; (2) his subsequent statements at a police station; and (3) a handgun recovered during a search of his car. The trial court suppressed the police-car *1020 statements, but not the police-station statements or the gun. The jury found Phillips guilty as charged. On appeal, Phillips challenged the trial court's…

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2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Missouri v. SeibertSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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3Cited by19 opinions

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