People v. Schall

~ In this interlocutory appeal, filed pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 and section 16-12-1022), 6 C.R.S. (2002), the prosecution appeals the district court's suppression of blood alcohol evidence that the Colorado Highway Patrol obtained from the defendant, Mark Schall. We reverse the district court's suppression order. The district court incorrectly concluded that the police lacked probable cause to arrest. Schall for an alcohol-related offense, a precondition to collecting blood from him. The. facts supporting probable cause in this case are that an eyewitness observed Schall driving his car into…