PEOPLE v. ORNELAS

No. 95CA0224.

937 P.2d 867 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Javier Cullermo ORNELAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Rehearing Denied October 31, 1996.

Certiorari Denied May 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, Solicitor General, Paul Koehler, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David M. Furman, P.C., David M. Furman, Louviers, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, Javier Cullermo Ornelas, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of aggravated possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. We affirm.

While executing a search warrant for contraband in defendant's home, police placed defendant and his guests in handcuffs. The police discovered over a kilogram of cocaine together with measuring scales and a large amount of cash. Thereafter, defendant...

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