People v. Hampton

This interlocutory appeal was taken by the prosecution after the trial court suppressed evidence obtained in the course of a search of a 1966 Ford Galaxy which was used in an attempted robbery. We reverse the ruling of the trial court and remand for further proceedings.

The same modi operandi were used in committing a series of restaurant robberies along the front range. In all of the robberies, the individuals wore gloves and knit ski hats pulled down over their faces. Charles Hampton became the focus of the investigation and was kept under police surveillance for a period of time prior to…