PEOPLE v. PACHECO

No. 08SA56.

182 P.3d 1180 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Wyatt PACHECO, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bonnie S. Roesink, District Attorney, 14th Judicial District, Jeremy J. Snow, Deputy District Attorney, Craig, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Emily Wickham, Deputy State Public Defender, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice HOBBS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People brought this interlocutory appeal pursuant to C.A.R. 4.1 to challenge the trial court's order suppressing evidence found by police during an investigatory stop of defendant's automobile. The trial court granted the defendant's motion to suppress. It ruled that the initial traffic stop of defendant's vehicle was legal because the investigating officer had a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. The trial...

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