PEOPLE v. GOW

No. 14CA0921.

2016 COA 119

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tommy Allen Gow, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division V.

Announced August 25, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Rebecca A. Adams , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Anne B. Stockham , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion by JUDGE BERGER, Román and Nieto, JJ., concur.


¶ 1 This case presents the important question of whether a police officer, consistent with the Fourth Amendment, may require a person who requests assistance to be subjected to a pat-down search for weapons before the person is allowed to enter the officer's vehicle.

¶ 2 We hold that there is no affront...

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