PEOPLE v. GIFFORD

No. 89SA126.

782 P.2d 795 (1989)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gilbert Edward GIFFORD, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G.F. Sandstrom, Dist. Atty. and Patrick J. Delaney, Deputy Dist. Atty., Pueblo, for plaintiff-appellant.

Darol C. Biddle, Pueblo, for defendant-appellee.


Justice ERICKSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 the prosecution appeals from a district court order suppressing all evidence seized during a search of the defendant's residence as well as statements made by the defendant during the course of the search. In our view, the trial court properly held that the police officers made an illegal forced entry. As this issue is dispositive, we decline to address...

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