Legal Opinion
People v. Melton
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 12, 1996No. 95SA358PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kourlis
The prosecution brings this interlocutory appeal pursuant to section 16-12-102, 8A C.R.S. (1995 Supp.), and C.A.R. 4.1 challenging the trial court’s order suppressing crystal methamphetamine obtained during a search of the defendant Johnny Maurice Melton. The trial court found that the police officers’ initial contact with Melton constituted an investigatory stop that was not justified by reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. We hold that the initial encounter between the police and Melton was not an investigatory stop and that therefore the police did not need reasonable suspicion in…
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