MENDEZ v. PEOPLE

No. 98SC66.

986 P.2d 275 (1999)

Edgar MENDEZ, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied October 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender

Andrew C. Heher, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado,Attorneys for Petitioner.

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Michael E. McLachlan, Solicitor General, John Daniel Dailey, Assistant Solicitor General, Laurie A. Booras, Assistant Attorney General, Appellant Division, Denver, Colorado,Attorneys for Respondent.


Justice RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari in order to review People v. Mendez, 948 P.2d 105 (Colo.App. 1997), in which the court of appeals affirmed the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to suppress evidence. Defendant argues that evidence seized as a result of a warrantless search of his motel room was taken in violation of his constitutional...

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