Legal Opinion

People v. Del Alamo

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 9, 1981No. 79SA488PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Jose Del Alamo, was charged and convicted of possession of a narcotic drug (heroin) for sale with the intent to aid or induce another to use or possess the drug (“hard sale”). Section 12-22-322, C.R.S. 1973 (now in 1977 Repl. Vol. 12). The defendant was sentenced to the penitentiary and now appeals. We affirm.

Facts

A confidential informant advised the police that heroin sales were occurring at the Little Erin Bar on June 1,1978. The police kept the defendant’s truck, which was parked in a prominent place near the bar, under surveillance. The defendant left the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Steele v. United States No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. People v. BennettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  5. United States v. SklaroffDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1971

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. DaileySupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
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  3. People v. VigilSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. State v. O'CAMPOIdaho Court of Appeals · 1982
  5. People v. GableColorado Court of Appeals · 1982

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