People v. Apodaca

Defendants Apodaca and Perez were convicted of second-degree burglary and felony theft. We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ reversal of defendants’ convictions due to the trial court’s failure to suppress illegally obtained evidence. People v. Apodaca, 38 Colo. App. 395, 561 P.2d 351 (1976).

The facts and law are fully discussed in the court of appeals opinion. We need only note that the defendants were convicted on evidence obtained as the result of a flashlight search of the interior of their car while it was parked in a carport behind their house. Until they looked into…