The People of the State of Colorado v. Asha Adolphus Thompson

Summary

The court affirmed the suppression of data obtained from Thompson's cell phone because the initial warrant failed the Fourth Amendment's particularity requirement and the prosecution did not prove that a later warrant supplied an independent source for the same evidence. The court held that conclusory argument, without supporting evidence establishing genuine independence, did not satisfy the prosecution's burden. It accepted jurisdiction over the interlocutory appeal despite the defendant's challenge to the prosecution's certification.