Legal Opinion

People v. Gomez

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided August 10, 1981No. 80SA494PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Justice.

Joseph Raymond Gomez (defendant) appeals his conviction for possession of a narcotic drug for sale in violation of section 12-22-322(l)(a), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 5). 1 He asserts several grounds for reversal including the trial court’s refusal to suppress evidence seized in the course of a warrantless entry into his motel room, various evidentiary rulings made by the court during the trial, the court’s instruction on the statutory definition of sale and its refusal to give certain tendered instructions to the jury, and the alleged insufficiency of the evidence to support…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. People v. BartowsheskiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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  5. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988

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