PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 98CA2496.

13 P.3d 838 (2000)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derek Lavan JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Rehearing Denied July 27, 2000.

Certiorari Granted November 20, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Michael E. McLachlan, Solicitor General, Elizabeth Rohrbough, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Cynthia Sheehan, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Derek Lavan Jackson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of a controlled substance. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On October 24, 1997, at approximately 1:30 a.m., defendant was a passenger in a car driven by an acquaintance. A police officer patrolling the neighborhood stopped the car because the driver was operating it without headlights. The officer...

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