The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Christina Maria Castaneda, Defendant-Appellee

Summary

The court held that the totality of the circumstances gave the trooper probable cause to arrest Castaneda for driving the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run. Castaneda was the only person linked to the matching damaged vehicle, had alcohol on her breath, and was found with a driver's seat positioned too far forward for the six-foot-tall driver she identified. The court therefore reversed the suppression order and remanded for further proceedings.