People v. Perez

Opinion by

Judge GABRIEL.

Defendant, Jaime Perez, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of possession with intent to distribute a schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He also appeals the fifteen-year sentence imposed by the trial court. Because we conclude that the search at issue was proper and that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing defendant here, we affirm.

I. Background

On October 9, 2006, a Grand Junetion police officer pulled over defendant and his passenger after seeing defendant commit a…