PEOPLE v. LUCERO

No. 28240.

583 P.2d 287 (1978)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Steve Richard LUCERO, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. E. Losavio, Jr., Dist. Atty., Amy S. Isaminger, Deputy Dist. Atty., Pueblo, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Gregory Walta, Colo. State Public Defender, Craig L. Truman, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Douglas D. Piersel, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellee.


GROVES, Justice.

A house alleged to be the residence of the defendant, Steve Richard Lucero, was searched pursuant to a search warrant granted by a county judge. Marijuana and various contraband drugs were seized. The defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence. The district court granted the motion for the reason that the affidavit did not sufficiently establish the reliability of the informant. The People brought this interlocutory appeal, and we reverse....

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