People v. Teague

This Interlocutory Appeal is brought on behalf of Leonard Teague and James Hoskins from an order denying suppression of evidence seized at the time of their arrest. They will be referred to as the defendants or by name where necessary.

At 4:30 a.m. on April 9, 1970, Town Marshal Thelan of Hugo, Colorado was on patrol. From his position, he could observe all traffic coming into town on Highway 109. He noticed defendants’ truck about two blocks away, but had not seen the defendants drive into town. When the truck ran a stop sign, Marshal Thelan ordered it to be pulled over. He noticed that the…