People v. Mathis

Defendant Mathis was convicted of possessing more than one-half ounce of marijuana, a felony. 1 He appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress the evidence obtained when he was arrested and when his car was searched. He argues that no probable cause existed for the arrest or the search. We affirm the trial court’s finding of probable cause.

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The suppression hearing disclosed that several Colorado Springs police officers were ordered to respond to a citizen’s complaint that suspicious people possibly involved in a drug transaction were parked in a car *536near the complainant’s home.…