PEOPLE v. PHILLIPS

No. 28339.

594 P.2d 1053 (1979)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ernest Lee PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Gallagher, Jr., Dist. Atty., James C. Sell, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Littleton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Steven E. McBride, Littleton, for defendant-appellee.


ERICKSON, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal was taken to review an order suppressing evidence obtained pursuant to a consent search of an apartment occupied by Ernest Lee Phillips (defendant) and others. The signed consent was given by the defendant. We reverse the ruling of the trial court on the motion to suppress.

I.

The Facts

The defendant was arrested and charged with burglary and theft. The charges against defendant resulted...

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