PEOPLE v. DONALD

No. 81SA459.

637 P.2d 392 (1981)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Lloyd Allen DONALD, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart A. VanMeveren, Dist. Atty., Stephen J. Roy, Deputy Dist. Atty., Fort Collins, for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul E. Valentine, Fort Collins, for defendant-appellee.


QUINN, Justice.

Pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 the People appeal from a ruling suppressing evidence seized after a warrantless entry into the defendant's apartment under arguably exigent circumstances. Because the trial court misapprehended the legal standards applicable to the suppression issues, we reverse and remand with directions.

The defendant was charged by direct information with possession of a Schedule I controlled...

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