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People v. Smith

Citations

  • 870 P.2d 617
  • 17 Brief Times Rptr. 239
  • 1994 Colo. App. LEXIS 32
  • 1994 WL 43596

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  • despite assuming officer's attempted stop of defendant's vehicle was an illegal seizure, evidence of the new crimes of eluding a police officer and criminal mischief was admissible
  • “[I]f, following an illegal stop or attempted stop, the detained person's response is itself a new, distinct crime, then the police constitutionally may arrest the person for that crime and the evidentiary fruit of that arrest will not be suppressed.”

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Judges: Taubman, Criswell, Davidson

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