PEOPLE v. HOPKINS

No. 88SA435.

774 P.2d 849 (1989)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kevin Eugene HOPKINS, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kurt P. Schulke, Dist. Atty., Joseph F. Bennett, Chief Deputy Dist. Atty., Robyn J. Hamilton, Deputy Dist. Atty., Eagle, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fredric B. Butler, Eagle, for defendant-appellee.


Chief Justice QUINN delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this interlocutory appeal the People challenge an order suppressing the defendant's custodial statements and various items of stolen property taken by him in two burglaries. We conclude that the district court applied an erroneous legal standard in suppressing the challenged evidence. We accordingly reverse the order of suppression and remand the case for further proceedings.

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