Evidence Suppressed in Drug Stop
Sep 01, 2021OUTCOME: Charges dismissed.
A client was stopped while traveling through Colorado after police set up an "ruse" drug checkpoint and then followed and pulled over for an alleged traffic violation. The police illegally extended the ... stop for a K-9 unit to respond and then searched the vehicle, finding enough controlled substances to support charges that carried a mandatory decade plus prison sentence. However, after filing numerous written motions and a 2-day hearing, the Court ruled the search was illegal and suppressed all evidence, forcing the DA to dismiss all charges.
