PEOPLE v. PIERCE

No. 27494.

562 P.2d 760 (1977)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Russell PIERCE, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

April 18, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Tooley, Dist. Atty., William R. Rapson, Chief Appellate Deputy Dist. Atty., Denver, for plaintiff-appellant.

Roger P. Barrick, Richard E. Hopkins, Boulder, for defendant-appellee.


HODGES, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal by the People from a trial court ruling suppressing statements made by defendant Pierce following his arrest without a warrant. He was charged with possession with intent to dispense dangerous drugs and with practicing dentistry without a license. The trial court ruled there was no probable cause for the arrest and suppressed defendant's statements. We affirm.

The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court...

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