Charnes v. Arnold

The executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue (department) petitioned this court to review the decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals in which that court invalidated the department’s suspension of the driver’s license of respondent Jack Arnold under section 42-4-1202, C.R.S. 1973. Arnold v. Charnes, 41 Colo. App. 338, 589 P.2d 1373 (1978). We granted the petition. The basis for the court’s decision was that Arnold’s arrest was unlawful because it was made outside the arresting officer’s jurisdiction and not in fresh pursuit. We disagree and therefore reverse.

The facts of…