PEOPLE v. HILL

No. 96SA289.

929 P.2d 735 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert Brian HILL, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter F. Michaelson, District Attorney, Fifth Judicial District, and F. Michael Goodbee, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Eagle, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Bruce C. Carey, Eagle, and James E. Fahrenholtz, Avon, for Defendant-Appellee.


Chief Justice VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court.

In this interlocutory appeal, the People seek review of an order entered by the Eagle County District Court suppressing (a) evidence of controlled substances found in the defendant's possession and (b) statements made by the defendant. The trial court determined that the police officers lacked probable cause to arrest or search the defendant at the time the officers searched the defendant's automobile. We reverse...

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