Legal Opinion
People v. Bell
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 15, 1985No. 84SA104PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Justice.
The People, pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 and section 16-12-102, 8 C.R.S. (1978), appeal the trial court’s order prohibiting the introduction of certain evidence by the prosecution against the defendant, Joseph A. Bell, in a pending criminal prosecution. The trial court in essence concluded that a police officer’s decision to stop a vehicle in which defendant was a passenger was not based upon reasonable suspicion that the defendant had recently engaged in criminal conduct. We reverse.
Defendant was charged with one count of unlawful' distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Stone v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- People v. ThomasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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- People v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
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3Cited by24 opinions
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