PEOPLE v. RUTOVIC

No. 27638.

566 P.2d 705 (1977)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Radomir RUTOVIC, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

July 25, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Healy, Dist. Atty., John M. Blish, Deputy Dist. Atty., Eagle, for plaintiff-appellant.

Terence J. Quinn, Eagle, for defendant-appellee.


GROVES, Justice.

This case involves the warrantless search of an automobile. The People contend that the search was valid since it was conducted by police for inventory purposes. The district court granted defendant's motion to suppress certain incriminating evidence found in the car during the search. The district attorney instituted this interlocutory appeal to contest that ruling. We affirm.

The defendant was arrested in Vail, Colorado, and charged with...

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