PEOPLE v. DICKINSON

No. 96SA368.

928 P.2d 1309 (1996)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hughy DICKINSON, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah F. Law, District Attorney, Sixth Judicial District, Durango, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Guillermo Garibay, Deputy State Public Defender, Durango, 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 La Plata County District Court suppressing evidence and observations which were the result of a police contact and subsequent arrest. We reverse the trial court's ruling.

I.

On the night of Friday, June 7, 1996, Officer Deck Shaline (Officer Shaline) and Officer Lars Helton (Officer Helton) were on bicycle patrol...

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