PEOPLE v. FINES

No. 05SA258.

127 P.3d 79 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State Of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Lisa FINES, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 23, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Newsome, Fourth Judicial District Attorney, Frederick Stein, Deputy District Attorney, Doyle Baker, Deputy District Attorney, Cripple Creek, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David S. Kaplan, Colorado State Public Defender, Kirk W. Waible, Deputy State Public Defender, Colorado Springs, for Defendant-Appellee.


COATS, Justice.

The People brought an interlocutory appeal, pursuant to section 16-12-102(2), C.R.S. (2005), and C.A.R. 4.1, challenging the trial court's suppression of evidence seized from the defendant's purse and statements she made to the police. Because the disputed evidence and statements were obtained through the exploitation of an unconstitutional seizure of the defendant, the trial court's order is affirmed.

I.

Following her arrest, Lisa...

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