PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 89CA1236.

813 P.2d 813 (1991)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Johnny L. LEWIS, Defendant-Appellee.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1991.

Certiorari Denied July 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman S. Early, Jr., Dist. Atty., Nathan B. Coats, Chief Appellate Deputy Dist. Atty., Denver, for plaintiff-appellant.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Jaydee K. Bachman, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellee.


Opinion by Judge PLANK.

The People appeal the trial court's order granting the motion of defendant, Johnny L. Lewis, to suppress evidence and his motion to dismiss the charges against him. We reverse the dismissal, vacate the order to suppress, and remand for further proceedings.

Testimony at the hearing on the motion to suppress revealed that a detective of the Denver Police Department received information from a confidential informant that he had observed...

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