PEOPLE v. ESPINOZA

No. 27929.

575 P.2d 851 (1978)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Phillip Alfonso ESPINOZA, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

March 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nolan L. Brown, Dist. Atty., Michael B. Tully, Deputy Dist. Atty., Golden, for plaintiff and appellant.

Thomas G. Elliott, Lakewood, for defendant and appellee.


CARRIGAN, Justice.

The People bring this interlocutory appeal to challenge the trial court's ruling suppressing certain evidence. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On January 25, 1977, Westminster police officers investigated a burglary in Jefferson County. They found that a forcible entry had occurred and several items had been stolen, including turquoise jewelry and a LeBlanc clarinet. Neighbors gave the officers a description and license number...

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