PEOPLE v. BLANDON

No. 27693.

568 P.2d 1171 (1977)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Octavio BLANDON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 26, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Jean E. Dubofsky, Deputy Atty. Gen., Denver, Nolan L. Brown, Dist. Atty., John R. Barksdale, Deputy Dist. Atty., Golden, for plaintiff-appellant.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Arthur S. Nieto, Deputy State Public Defender, Golden, for defendant-appellee.


LEE, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order of the district court granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence of a blood alcohol test. We reverse the ruling.

On December 18, 1976, defendant was driving his automobile on Sixth Avenue Service Road in Jefferson County, where it collided with another vehicle. Defendant was injured, as were the passengers in the other vehicle. As a result of this event, defendant was charged with vehicular...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases