PEOPLE v. MARQUEZ

No. 25412.

516 P.2d 1134 (1973)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bertha MARQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., David A. Sorenson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colo. State Public Defender, J. D. MacFarlane, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, T. Michael Dutton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Paul A. Baca, Denver, Colo., for defendant-appellant.


KELLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of possession of narcotic drugs contrary to C.R.S.1963, 48-5-2, by the defendant, Bertha Marquez. The defendant alleges error in the trial court's denial of her motion to suppress the critical evidence. We find no error in the court's ruling and affirm.

The salient facts surrounding the search and seizure are as follows: In the evening of December 16, 1970, five officers of the Denver Police Department were...

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