(DOWNLOAD) "People V. Taube" by Colorado Supreme Court " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People V. Taube
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 13, 1993
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether law enforcement officers may conduct an inventory of a home seized pursuant to a temporary restraining order (TRO) issued under the Abatement of Public Nuisance Act, sections 16-13-301 to -316, 8A C.R.S. (1986 & 1992 Supp.) (the Nuisance Act). The People challenge the court of appeals' decision in People v. Taube, 843 P.2d 79 (Colo. App. 1992) (Taube I), that the seizure of property pursuant to the Nuisance Act did not authorize a warrantless entry by the police into the defendant's home to inventory its contents. The People also contend that the court of appeals erred in holding that the "inventory search" exception to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement does not apply to searches of a person's home. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.