PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ

No. 89SA346.

789 P.2d 420 (1990)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Manuel MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

April 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Smith, Dist. Atty., Steven L. Bernard, Chief Trial Deputy Dist. Atty., and Michael J. Milne, Sr. Deputy Dist. Atty., Brighton, for plaintiff-appellant.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, and Peter Sadick, Deputy State Public Defender, Brighton, for defendant-appellee.


Justice ERICKSON.

Pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1, the prosecution has appealed an order of the district court suppressing the defendant's custodial statements to the police. We reverse and remand with directions.

Officer Wegscheider of the Northglenn Police Department received a complaint from the occupant of an apartment that a burglary had occurred and that cans of "Lite" beer, some food, a VCR, and a television set were stolen. The officer was told that the individuals...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases