Legal Opinion

People v. Hazelhurst

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 2, 1983No. 82SA581 and 82SA583PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ERICKSON, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal was taken by the prosecution pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1. The prosecution seeks reversal of an order of the district court suppressing evidence obtained as a result of an investigatory stop. We reverse the order of suppression in part, affirm in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

On April 6, 1982, the sheriff’s office received information from backpackers about the cultivation of marijuana in a remote and largely inaccessible area in Montezuma County. An investigation located three areas at the bottom of Yellow Jacket…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Florida v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. United States v. MassenburgCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
  2. People v. FreemanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  3. People v. MascarenasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. People v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  5. State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989

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