The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Susan Leigh Stock, Respondent

Summary

The court held that the officer's limited entry into Stock's hotel room was reasonable because her father, an invited guest, permitted the entry in Stock's immediate presence and without her objection, thereby acting with authority Stock had conferred. Stock's subsequent express agreement to speak with the officer and conduct during the encounter further supported the conclusion that the entry was authorized, and her statements were admissible. Justice Gabriel, dissenting, would have found a Fourth Amendment violation because the record did not establish that Stock consented to the initial entry or authorized her father to do so.