Supreme Court of Colorado

The People of the State of Colorado v. Desirae Lynn Vissarriagas

June 18, 2012278 P.3d 915

Summary

The court held that the traffic stop was valid because the vehicle ran a red light, regardless of the officers' subjective or pretextual purpose. It vacated the suppression order and remanded for factual findings and legal conclusions regarding whether the vehicle was lawfully impounded and whether the inventory search complied with standardized procedures and was objectively reasonable.