Supreme Court of Colorado
v. Davis
October 7, 20192019 CO 84
Summary
The court reversed the order suppressing Davis’s pre-arrest statements because, under the totality of the circumstances, a reasonable person in his position would not have felt restrained to the degree associated with formal arrest. The court also concluded that the approximately ninety-minute detention did not become an arrest violating the Fourth Amendment because the deputies diligently pursued their investigation and used detention measures that were reasonably related to officer safety and investigative needs.