People v. Ingram

The prosecution brought this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 to challenge an order entered by the Clear Creek County District Court suppressing all evidence and statements obtained as a result of the defendant’s arrest. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to suppress, holding that the defendant’s arrest violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The trial court further held that the defendant’s statement that he owned a gun was inadmissible, as it was not only a fruit of the illegal arrest, but also was taken in violation of the defendant’s Fifth Amendment rights. We reverse…