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PEOPLE v. HOPKINS

No. 93SA263.

870 P.2d 478 (1994)

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

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

April 4, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Grant, Dist. Atty., Michael J. Milne, Sr. Deputy Dist. Atty., Gary Pirosko, Deputy Dist. Atty., Brighton, for plaintiff-appellant.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Joni E. Speirs, Deputy State Public Defender, Brighton, for defendant-appellee.

Chief Justice ROVIRA delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People bring this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's order suppressing evidence obtained from a warrantless search of Willie Hopkins' (defendant) fanny pack. The People argue that the trial court erred in suppressing statements made by defendant and evidence seized by applying the wrong legal standard for determining when a law enforcement official may conduct a search based upon the consent of...

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