Khristina Phillips v. the People of the State of Colorado.

Summary

The court held that the prosecution's second pretrial appeal was not an interlocutory appeal because it challenged an evidentiary exclusion, not the suppression of illegally obtained evidence. Because the appeal lacked arguable merit under the governing speedy-trial standard, it did not toll the statutory deadline, which had expired before trial. The court therefore reversed and remanded for vacation of Phillips's convictions and dismissal with prejudice.