Explore 24 totality of the circumstances test court cases in Colorado. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Odor of marijuana alone insufficient for probable cause for vehicle search
Jaimi J. Mostellar v. City of Colorado Springs, a Colorado municipality., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on April 13, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Jaimi Mostellar, sued...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Suppression of Vehicle Search Evidence
The People of the State of Colorado v. Thomas James Havens., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
Marlo Gonzalez v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defe...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
Thomas Ray Collins v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial c...
Colorado Supreme Court: Non-custodial statements not automatically suppressed
The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent: v. Kari Mobley Kennedy, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner:, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant ...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Informant Tip
Frederick Alexander Najera v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the t...
Colorado Supreme Court clarifies "plain view" doctrine post-Arizona v. Hicks
Mikyl Kristen Lopez v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Colorado Supreme C...
Colorado Supreme Court: Miranda Waiver and Voluntariness of Statements
Tyrone Walker v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defend...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Based on "Bad Acts" Evidence
Dane Oliver Kallungi v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendant...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Jamal Watkins v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's d...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Michael Gresham v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial court...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Confession
Christopher Leary v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower court'...
Colorado Supreme Court Reverses Vehicular Homicide Conviction Over Prejudicial Evidence
David Donis v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 29, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed a defendant's convictio...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Arrest Based on Informant Tip and Corroboration
Master Titus Martin v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower c...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
Marquis Dantre Hazard v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whethe...
Colorado Supreme Court: Intoxication Doesn't Automatically Invalidate Confession
Yeomans v. People, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's confession, made after being...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Brett A. Nelson v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial court...
Drug dog alert alone not enough for probable cause in Colorado
The People of the State of Colorado v. Timothy Alexander Shelton., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court reviewed the ...
Colorado Supreme Court: Statements During Custodial Interrogation Were Voluntary
Timothy Thomas v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defe...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Cory Jon Lowe v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial court'...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Ika Eden v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decis...
Unusual Posture and Marijuana Odor Justify Pat-Down for Weapons
In Re: People v. McConiughey, Charlie, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a defendant's "unusual...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search
Sean Patrick MacDonald v. The People of the State of Colorado., decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the tri...
Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
Lucas Bienvenido Mena v. The People of the State of Colorado, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial c...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 24 totality of the circumstances test cases from courts in Colorado. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding totality of the circumstances test cases in Colorado include: colo (24 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Plaintiff Win: 1, Defendant Win: 22, Reversed: 1.