The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Therrold Cannon Quick, Defendant-Appellee.

Summary

The court affirmed the suppression of a gun discovered during an inventory search after police impounded Quick's vehicle without arresting him for driving with a suspended license. It held that departmental policy alone cannot satisfy the Fourth Amendment and that preventing a cited but nonarrested driver from continuing to drive does not qualify as community caretaking. The case was remanded for further proceedings.