People v. Martinez

The People filed this interlocutory appeal requesting reversal of an order suppressing evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant executed by police officers outside of their jurisdiction. The People argue that the error in the warrant’s execution did not rise to the level of a constitutional violation requiring suppression of the evidence. We agree and reverse the district court’s ruling.

I

The facts are undisputed. On January 27, 1993, Denver police officers obtained a warrant authorizing the search of a house located at 2371 West Vassar Avenue, in the City and County of Denver, Colorado,…