The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. James Crippen, Defendant-Appellee

Summary

The court held that the search-warrant affidavit supplied a substantial basis for finding probable cause under the totality of the circumstances. Although the affidavit did not identify the auditor or attach the audit, its detailed references to confidential records and accounting practices established the information's reliability, and the age of the business records did not make them stale. The suppression order was reversed and the case was remanded for further proceedings.