PEOPLE v. APODACA

No. C-1165.

571 P.2d 1109 (1977)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Ernesto APODACA, Jr., and Frank Perez, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 5, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., David K. Rees, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for petitioner.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Lee Belstock and Nicholas R. Massaro, Jr., Deputy State Public Defenders, Denver, for respondents.


HODGES, Justice.

Defendants Apodaca and Perez were convicted of second-degree burglary and felony theft. We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' reversal of defendants' convictions due to the trial court's failure to suppress illegally obtained evidence. People v. Apodaca, Colo.App., 561 P.2d 351 (1976).

The facts and law are fully discussed in the court of appeals opinion. We need only note that the defendants...

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