Legal Opinion
People v. Hinchman
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 11, 1978No. C-1409, C-1414PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Groves
The defendant and the People separately requested certiorari from the Colorado Court of Appeals’ opinion in People v. Hinchman, 40 Colo. App. 9, 574 P.2d 866. We granted both petitions and consolidated the matters. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
The defendant, Joseph Hinchman, was convicted of first-degree arson and conspiracy to commit arson. At trial, the district court denied his motion to suppress as evidence a gasoline container which was observed during a search of the defendant’s home on March 20, 1975. The validity of that search is not contested. Officers seized other gasoline…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Michigan v. TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- People v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- People v. Stark and PeacockSupreme Court of Colorado · 1965
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3Cited by47 opinions
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