Legal Opinion

People v. Gonzales

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided August 6, 1974No. 25794PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hodges

Appellant Gonzales was found guilty by a jury of burglary (C.R.S. 1963, 40-3-5) and theft (1965 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-2). He received concurrent sentences. On this appeal, Gonzales asserts that the two inculpatory statements he made to the police after arrest were improperly admitted into evidence because he was arrested without probable cause and the statements were not voluntary. Also, it is contended that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the jury verdicts, and that the jury should not have been instructed on the subject of flight. We find no merit to the defendant’s…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. HazelhurstSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  2. People v. HarrisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1976
  3. People v. QuinteroSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. People v. VigilSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. People v. GermanyColorado Court of Appeals · 1978

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