Legal Opinion
People v. District Court in & for First Judicial District, Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 16, 1990No. 89SA197, 89SA198PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vollack
The People bring this appeal under C.A.R. 4.1 1 to challenge the trial court’s suppression of defendant’s statements. The People also petition this court under C.A.R. 21 2 for a rule to show cause why the trial court should not be prohibited from excluding the defendant’s statements under the provisions of CRE 403. 3 The trial court entered both rulings in a pretrial hearing on defendant’s motion to suppress statements. We consolidate the appeal and original proceeding. We reverse in 89SA198 and make the rule absolute in 89SA197.
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In June of 1988, the Jefferson County-Sheriff’s Department (the…
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