People v. Schafer

This interlocutory appeal is brought by the prosecution, pursuant to section 16-12-102(2), 8A C.R.S. (1996 Supp.), and C.A.R. 4.1, from an order of the Montezuma County District Court granting the motion of defendant Scott E. Schafer (Schafer) to suppress evidence discovered as the result of a war-rantless search of his tent and backpack. The District Attorney for the Twenty-Second Judicial District contends that the order should be reversed because Schafer lacked standing to challenge the search, or, alternatively, because exigent circumstances obviated the need for a search warrant. We…