Divided Appeals Court Upholds Convictions
A Colorado court has upheld a man's convictions for unlawful possession of a firearm, despite acknowledging potentially unfair police testimony.
Matthew Torres attempted to exclude evidence of a handgun found in his waistband, arguing that police stopped and frisked him in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
A trial judge disagreed, finding that police had reasonable suspicion to stop Torres based on pretrial testimony from an officer who claimed to have seen a gun on Torres before he was seized.
The majority acknowledged that the Denver officer's contradictory testimony was "troubling and unfair".
- Torres was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm.
- The court upheld the convictions despite concerns over the officer's testimony.
Author's summary: Court upholds firearm conviction despite questionable testimony.
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