Legal Opinion
People v. Cervantes-Arredondo
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 16, 2001No. 00SA102PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Martinez
The People bring an interlocutory appeal under C.A.R. 4.1 to contest the trial court's suppression of evidence seized following an investigatory stop of the defendant's car. The trial court first found that the initial traffic stop was supported by reasonable suspicion that a cracked windshield and two objects attached to the windshield obstructed the defendant driver's view. The trial court then reasoned that the purpose of the initial investigatory stop was completed when the officer handed a traffic citation to the defendant. However, the trial court concluded that any further detention of…
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