Legal Opinion
People v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 17, 1989No. 87SA471PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Justice.
The People have filed this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 seeking review of the trial court’s order granting a motion filed by the defendant, Donald Eugene Thompson, to suppress evidence of contraband seized from Thompson’s residence. 1 The People argue that in the circumstances of this case exigent circumstances justified a decision by police officials to enter and search a private residence without first obtaining a search warrant. We agree with the People’s argument.
On March 4, 1987, at 3:30 a.m., Aurora Police Department Officers Michael Achziger, Mark…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Braverman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Thompson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gatewood v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- McCall v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- People v. KluhsmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
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- People v. WellsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- People v. HebertSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
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