Supreme Court of Colorado· 11/9/1992

People v. Thomas

Citations

839 P.2d 1174
16 Brief Times Rptr. 1777
1992 Colo. LEXIS 1028
1992 WL 320809

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holding that encounter between officer and defendant was consensual even after the officer began to ask questions about criminal behavior
holding that an encounter was consensual where the defendant was comfortable during the encounter, chose not to leave, and acquiesced to the officer’s request to answer questions
holding that an encounter was consensual when the defendant chose not to leave and answered the officer’s questions
holding that facts stemming from a traffic infraction stop commenced as an investigative detention, turned into a consensual encounter, and culminated as an arrest, all with different ramifications under the Fourth Amendment
holding that defendant was in custody because of restraints outside the vehicle
finding that encounter was consensual, and therefore noncustodial, after officer told defendant he was free to go

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Judges: Mullarkey

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