PEOPLE v. MATHIS

No. 26413.

542 P.2d 1296 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William John MATHIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 1, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., James W. Wilson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard P. Ranson, Colorado Springs, for defendant-appellant.


HODGES, Justice.

Defendant Mathis was convicted of possessing more than one-half ounce of marijuana, a felony.1 He appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress the evidence obtained when he was arrested and when his car was searched. He argues that no probable cause existed for the arrest or the search. We affirm the trial court's finding of probable cause.

I.

The suppression hearing disclosed that several...

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