Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 14, 1990No. 88SC497PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kirshbaum

In People v. Rivera, 765 P.2d 624 (Colo. App.1988), the Court of Appeals held that the trial court erroneously denied the motion of defendant Robert I. Rivera to suppress evidence obtained from an electronic monitoring of a conversation between Rivera and Richard White. The Court of Appeals held that the decision of White to participate in the electronic monitoring was not voluntary and therefore was ineffective pursuant to section 16-15-102(10), 8A C.R.S. (1986). In so doing, the Court of Appeals reversed a jury verdict finding Rivera guilty of possession of a weapon by a previous offender,…

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2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. United States v. Arthur TortorelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  2. United States v. Herman Franks, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Max Britton, (Two Cases). United States of America v. Boyce MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  3. United States v. Eugene C. Kirk, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  4. United States v. Joseph E. Cafero A/K/A Ernie, in No. 72-1577 Appeal of Dominick Vinciguerra, A/K/A Dom, in No. 72-1578Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. Lenin Juarez and Oscar JuarezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. WareNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. Interest of A.W.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  3. People v. AllgierColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. People v. MoltrerColorado Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. People v. RichardsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2014

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