Legal Opinion

People v. Pitts

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 14, 2000No. 00SA204PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Martinez

The People bring this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 to contest the trial court's order suppressing items seized during the valid execution of a search warrant. The trial court suppressed items that were not particularly described in the warrant, finding that seizure of those items was not authorized by the warrant or by the plain view doctrine. The trial court also ruled that the police officers could not testify as to their observations of the items that were suppressed.

We must affirm the ruling due to the factual findings of the trial court and the lack of any additional…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Arizona v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. People v. QuezadaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  4. People v. in the Interest of D.F.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  5. People v. MelgosaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988

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3Cited by40 opinions

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