The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Ivan Quintero-Amador, Defendant-Appellee

Summary

The court held that the defendant knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived his Fifth Amendment rights when he testified at his first trial after receiving a detailed advisement and choosing to testify against counsel's advice. It further held that counsel's ineffective assistance did not directly affect or taint that testimony, so suppressing it under the Sixth Amendment was improper. The court reversed the suppression order and remanded for further proceedings.