Supreme Court of Colorado

People v. Chavez-Barragan

February 29, 20162016 CO 16

Summary

The court reversed the order suppressing evidence because the officer had reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant's truck for a possible lane-use violation. It held that the governing traffic statute requires an objective, totality-of-the-circumstances assessment rather than a bright-line rule concerning fog-line crossings. The court remanded for further proceedings but did not decide whether the defendant voluntarily consented to the subsequent search.