People v. Harfmann

KIRSHBAUM, Judge.

Defendant appeals his jury conviction of possession of cocaine. We affirm.

Defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and taken to the Boulder Criminal Justice Center. During an initial search, police officers removed defendant’s personal property, including a package of cigarette papers, from him and, pursuant to routine procedures, placed all his personal items in a property bag for inventorying. Because of the press of business, the inventory was performed some thirty minutes later. When the officer who performed the inventory search opened the…