Legal Opinion
People v. Padilla
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 25, 1973No. 25189PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
MR. JUSTICE LEE.
David James Padilla was convicted by a jury in the Jefferson County district court of possession of narcotic drugs in violation of C.R.S. 1963, 48-5-2. He asserts the trial court committed numerous prejudicial errors which require reversal of his judgment of conviction. We agree that prejudicial error was committed in the failure of the trial court to grant Padilla’s motion to suppress evidence and we therefore reverse.
The facts and circumstances giving rise to the seizure of the marijuana which formed the basis of defendant’s conviction are summarized hereafter. The…
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- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by23 opinions
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