PEOPLE v. SPRING

Nos. 83SC145, 83SC155.

713 P.2d 865 (1985)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. John Leroy SPRING, Respondent. John Leroy SPRING, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing January 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Margaret L. O'Leary, Seth J. Benezra, Deputy State Public Defenders, Denver, for John Leroy Spring.

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., Maureen Phelan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for the People.


LOHR, Justice.

In People v. Spring, 671 P.2d 965 (Colo. App.1983), the Colorado Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of defendant John Leroy Spring for first degree murder because it concluded that the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion to suppress certain statements made by him while in custody during questioning by police officers. We granted the People's petition for certiorari to review this holding...

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