People v. Woods

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Sammie Lee Woods, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of unlawful distribution, manufacturing, dispensing, sale, and possession of a controlled substance. Because we conclude the statutory good faith exception to the exclusionary rule does not apply when there is no probable cause for an arrest, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In November 1990, three Denver Police Department detectives executed an arrest warrant on defendant. The arrest warrant was issued shortly before the arrest by a…