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PEOPLE v. SALAZ

No. 97SA363.

953 P.2d 1275 (1998)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Eugene Selso SALAZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Frank Viehmann, Deputy State Public Defender, Durango, for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice SCOTT delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This interlocutory appeal1 requires us to decide whether jailers may conduct a second search of an inmate's clothes without a warrant when they learn that an initial inventory search may have failed to uncover contraband hidden in the clothing. We hold that a warrantless search under these circumstances is reasonable and reverse the order of the trial court.

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