PEOPLE v. ALTMAN

No. 97SA45.

938 P.2d 142 (1997)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Damian John ALTMAN, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Grant, District Attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, Michael J. Milne, Senior Deputy District Attorney, David R. Juarez, Deputy District Attorney Brighton, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

The Tegtmeier Law Firm, P.C., Bradley S. Taylor, Colorado Springs, 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 Adams County District Court suppressing evidence of controlled substances found in the defendant's possession. The district court determined that the troopers in this case were not concerned for their safety and thus did not need to engage in a protective search during the investigatory stop. The district court therefore concluded...

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