Legal Opinion
People v. Villiard
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 26, 1984No. 83SA97PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEIGHBORS, Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal filed by the People pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1. The People challenge the ruling of the district court suppressing evidence seized from the defendant’s automobile following his ar rest. We reverse and remand for further proceedings. 1
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Steve Leon Villiard (defendant) is charged with possession of and conspiracy to distribute a schedule II controlled substance (cocaine) 2 by an information filed in the District Court for Jefferson County. The charges arose out of events which occurred on August 16, 1982, when the defendant was arrested and cocaine…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Petty v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1985
- People v. ContrerasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- People v. MelansonColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
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