PEOPLE v. CANTON

No. 97SA361.

951 P.2d 907 (1998)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rajeem Kasson CANTON, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeanne M. Smith, District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, Chris Forsyth, Deputy District Attorney, Gordon R. Denison, Deputy District Attorney, Colorado Springs, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Farry, Cain & Lane, L.L.P., Denis K. Lane, Jr., Colorado Springs, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The prosecution filed this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 and section 16-12-102(2), 6 C.R.S. (1997), challenging a suppression order of the El Paso County District Court in the prosecution of Rajeem Kasson Canton for possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) with intent to distribute. The trial court concluded that the police officer who detained Canton lacked reasonable suspicion to justify the...

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