Legal Opinion
People v. Boff
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 19, 1988No. 88SA58PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOLLACK, Justice.
Pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, the People challenge a ruling of the district court suppressing marijuana found in a backpack worn by Howard James Boff. We conclude from the totality of the circumstances that the search of the backpack was incident to a lawful custodial arrest, and therefore reverse the order of the district court.
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Boff was arrested on July 30,1987, after a police surveillance team spotted him watering marijuana plants in a remote, unpopulated canyon in Dolores County, Colorado. Two police officers were involved in Boff s arrest. The first police officer observed a…
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