People v. Evans

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

Defendant, Lonnell L. Evans, appeals the judgment of the trial court entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of a controlled substance. We affirm.

In April 1991, a Denver Police officer pulled a car over because it had a burned-out headlight. As the officer was getting out of his patrol ear, the defendant, who was a passenger in the other car, got out of that car. The officer ordered the defendant to get back into the car, but defendant disregarded the order and started to walk away. When the officer again ordered defendant to get back into the…