CO · rules
Crim. P. 41.1
Court Order for Nontestimonial Identification
(a) Authority to Issue Order. A nontestimonial identification order authorized by this
Rule may be issued by any judge of the Supreme, District, Superior, County Court, or
Court of Appeals.
(b) Time of Application. A request for a nontestimonial identification order may be
made prior to the arrest of a suspect, after arrest and prior to trial or, when special
circumstances of the case make it appropriate, during trial.
(c) Basis for Order. An order shall issue only on an affidavit or affidavits sworn to or
affirmed before the judge, or by the procedures set forth in Crim. P. 41(c)(3), and
establishing the following grounds for the order:
(1) That there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed;
(2) That there are reasonable grounds, not amounting to probable cause to arrest, to
suspect that the person named or described in the affidavit committed the offense; and
(3) That the results of specific nontestimonial identification procedures will be of
material aid in determining whether the person named in the affidavit committed the
offense.
(d) Issuance. Upon a showing that the grounds specified in section (c) exist, the judge
shall issue an order directed to any peace officer to take the person named in the affidavit
into custody to obtain nontestimonial identification. The judge shall direct that the designated nontestimonial identification procedures be conducted expeditiously. After such
identification procedures have been completed, the person shall be released or charged
with an offense.
(e) Contents of Order. An order to take into custody for nontestimonial identification
shall contain:
(1) The name or description of the individual who is to give the nontestimonial
identification;
(2) The names of any persons making affidavits for issuance of the order;
(3) The criminal offense concerning which the order has been issued and the
nontestimonial identification procedures to be conducted specified therein;
(4) A mandate to the officer to whom the order is directed to detain the person for only
such time as is necessary to obtain the nontestimonial identification;
(5) The typewritten or printed name of the judge issuing the order and his signature.
(f) Execution and Return.
(1) Nontestimonial identification procedures may be conducted by any peace officer or
other person designated by the judge. Blood tests shall be conducted under medical
supervision, and the judge may require medical supervision for any other test ordered
pursuant to this section when he deems such supervision necessary. No person who appears
under an order of appearance issued pursuant to this section (f) shall be detained longer
than is reasonably necessary to conduct the specified nontestimonial identification procedures unless he is arrested for an offense.
(2) The order may be executed and returned only within 14 days after its date.
(3) The order shall be executed in the daytime unless the issuing judge shall endorse
thereupon that it may be served at any time, because it appears that the suspect may flee the
jurisdiction if the order is not served forthwith.
(4) The officer executing the order shall give a copy of the order to the person upon
which it is served.
(5) No search of the person who is to give nontestimonial identification may be made,
except a protective search for weapons, unless a separate search warrant has been issued.
(6) A return shall be made to the issuing judge showing whether the person named has
been:
(I) Detained for such nontestimonial identification;
(II) Released or arrested.
(7) If, at the time of such return, probable cause does not exist to believe that such
person has committed the offense named in the affidavit or any other offense, the person
named in the affidavit shall be entitled to move that the judge issue an order directing that
the products of the nontestimonial identification procedures, and all copies thereof, be
destroyed. Such motion shall, except for good cause shown, be granted.
(g) Nontestimonial Identification Order at Request of Defendant. A person arrested
for or charged with an offense may request a judge to order a nontestimonial identification
procedure. If it appears that the results of specific nontestimonial identification procedures
will be of material aid in determining whether the defendant committed the offense, the
judge shall order the state to conduct such identification procedure involving the defendant
under such terms and conditions as the judge shall prescribe.
(h) Definition of Terms. As used in this Rule, the following terms have the designated
meanings:
(1) ‘‘Offense’’ means any felony, class 1 misdemeanor, or other crime which is
punishable by imprisonment for more than one year.
(2) ‘‘Nontestimonial identification’’ includes, but is not limited to, identification by
fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, measurements, blood specimens, urine specimens,
saliva samples, hair samples, specimens of material under fingernails, or other reasonable
physical or medical examination, handwriting exemplars, voice samples, photographs,
appearing in lineups, and trying on articles of clothing.
(i) Motion to Suppress. A person aggrieved by an order issued under this Rule may
file a motion to suppress nontestimonial identification seized pursuant to such order and the
said motion shall be granted if there were insufficient grounds for the issuance or the order
was improperly issued. The motion to suppress the use of such nontestimonial identification as evidence shall be made before trial unless opportunity therefor did not exist or the
defendant was not aware of the grounds for the motion, but the court, in its discretion, may
entertain the motion at the trial.
History
Source: (f)(2) amended May 7, 2009, effective July 1, 2009; IP(c) amended and effective February 10, 2011; (f)(2) amended and adopted December 14, 2011, effective July 1, 2012. ANNOTATION Law reviews. For comment, ‘‘Beyond the Davis Dictum: Reforming Nontestimonial Iden- tification Evidence Rules and Statutes’’, see 79 U. Colo. L. Rev. 189 (2008). Limited intrusions into privacy on less than probable cause are constitutional when: (1) There must be an articulable and specific basis in fact for suspecting criminal activity at the outset; (2) the intrusion must be limited in scope, purpose, and duration; (3) the intrusion must be justified by substantial law-enforce- ment interests; and (4) there must be an oppor- tunity at some point to subject the intrusion to the neutral and detached scrutiny of a judicial officer before the evidence obtained therefrom may be admitted in a criminal proceeding against the accused. People v. Madson, 638 P.2d 18 (Colo. 1981); People v. Harris, 762 P.2d 651 (Colo. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 985, 109 S. Ct. 541, 102 L. Ed. 2d 572 (1988). This rule is limited to nontestimonial iden- tification evidence only and does not authorize the acquisition of testimony of communications protected by the privilege against self-incrimi- nation. People v. Harris, 729 P.2d 1000 (Colo. App. 1986), aff’d, 762 P.2d 651 (Colo. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 985, 109 S. Ct. 541, 102 L. Ed. 2d 572 (1988). And this rule constitutional. This rule does not violate either the fourth amendment to the federal constitution or § 7 of art. II, Colo. Const. People v. Madson, 638 P.2d 18 (Colo. 1981); People v. Harris, 729 P.2d 1000 (Colo. 1986), aff’d, 762 P.2d 651 (Colo. 1988), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 985, 109 S. Ct. 541, 102 L. Ed. 2d 572 (1988); People v. Wilson, 2012 COA 163M, 411 P.3d 11, rev’d on other grounds, 2015 CO 54M, 351 P.3d 1126. Voluntary surrender of nontestimonial evi- dence waives constitutional protections. People v. Mattas, 645 P.2d 254 (Colo. 1982). Propriety of examination determined by totality of circumstances. When the propriety of an identification is at issue, such as a lineup identification, the question of whether there is a substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentifi- cation is determined by examining the totality of the circumstances. People v. Johnson, 653 P.2d 737 (Colo. 1982). Judicial order necessary only when au- thorities take someone into custody. Authori- ties must obtain a judicial order pursuant to this rule only when they take someone presently at liberty into custody for purposes of the nontestimonial identification. People v. Peoples, 200 Colo. 509, 616 P.2d 131 (1980). And rule not applicable to suspect under arrest. The authority of law-enforcement offi- cers to photograph, fingerprint, and measure a suspect while he is under arrest, confined, or awaiting trial has long been recognized, as well as the propriety of using photographs obtained thereby for identification purposes, and this rule is not applicable under those circumstances. People v. Reynolds, 38 Colo. App. 258, 559 P.2d 714 (1976). This rule is not applicable to nontestimonial identifications of persons already in police cus- tody pursuant to a lawful arrest. People v. Peoples, 200 Colo. 509, 616 P.2d 131 (1980). Once probable cause exists to arrest, this rule is inapplicable. People v. Harris, 729 P.2d 1000 (Colo. App. 1986), aff’d, 762 P.2d 651 (Colo. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 985, 109 S. Ct. 541, 102 L. Ed. 2d 572 (1988). Nor where defendant voluntarily submits to investigatory procedures. The court need not concern itself with the investigatory proce- dures of this rule where defendants voluntarily submit to fingerprinting, thereby waiving their constitutional protections. People v. Hannaman, 181 Colo. 82, 507 P.2d 466 (1973). Rule applies only to obtaining nontestimonial identification from the defen- dant himself and not to procedures on a third party. People v. Braxton, 807 P.2d 1214 (Colo. App. 1990). Prosecution could not be sanctioned for police conduct in which it did not participate. Trial court may not preclude prosecution from applying for and obtaining order for nontestimonial identification evidence though blood and hair samples obtained by police through a warrantless search were suppressed. People v. Diaz, 55 P.3d 1171 (Colo. 2002). Judge may order fingerprints of individual to be obtained when it is shown by an affidavit that: (1) A known criminal offense has been committed; (2) there is reason to suspect that the individual is connected with the perpetration of a crime; and (3) the individual’s fingerprints are not in the files of the applying agency. Stone v. People, 174 Colo. 504, 485 P.2d 495 (1971). Information obtained from anonymous tip may form basis for affidavit used to obtain an order for nontestimonial identification pursuant to this rule. People v. Davis, 669 P.2d 130 (Colo. 1983). Nontestimonial evidence suppressed where prosecution fails to establish that affidavits sworn to. Where the prosecution fails to estab- lish at trial that the affidavits required by section (c) were sworn to or affirmed before the court which issued the nontestimonial identification order, the nontestimonial evidence is properly suppressed. People v. Hampton, 198 Colo. 566, 603 P.2d 133 (1979). No deprivation of procedural safeguards when county court issued a nontestimonial identification order even though the offenses involved were committed in another jurisdic- tion. Ginn v. County Court, 677 P.2d 1387 (Colo. App. 1984). Admissibility of statements of defendant while in custody for nontestimonial identifi- cation procedures. A statement of a suspect who is detained pursuant to an order to obtain nontestimonial evidence may be admissible un- der circumstances in which the suspect initiates a conversation with police and, despite a lack of coercion or interrogation, voluntarily offers in- formation. People v. Wilson, 841 P.2d 337 (Colo. App. 1992). This rule not for exclusive use of Colorado officials investigating offenses occurring in Colorado. Where the requirements of this rule are met, it is not an abuse of discretion for a county court to issue a nontestimonial identifi- cation order even though the offenses involved were committed in another jurisdiction. Ginn v. County Court, 677 P.2d 1387 (Colo. App. 1984). Statement in affidavit not a judicial admis- sion. Statement that probable cause for arrest did not yet exist in an affidavit in support of an order for nontestimonial identification is not a judicial admission. People v. Page, 907 P.2d 624 (Colo. App. 1995). Court erred in suppressing DNA evidence obtained during identification procedure un- der this rule. Defendant effectively waived right to the presence of counsel appointed in one case through a knowing and voluntary Miranda waiver during an investigation of a crime in another county that may have yielded evidence in the first county’s case. Defendant invoked the right to counsel after a proper Miranda warning. The detectives in the second county followed the Edwards v. Arizona (451 U.S. 477 (1981)) bright line rule and ceased questioning defendant until defendant reinitiated contact with the detectives. An effec- tive waiver of fifth amendment rights, including the right to counsel, will usually effect a waiver of sixth amendment rights, even after appoint- ment of counsel, so long as the defendant is aware of the particular offense being investi- gated. People v. Luna-Solis, 2013 CO 21, 298 P.3d 927. Applied in People v. Morgan, 619 P.2d 64 (Colo. 1980); Richardson v. District Court, 632 P.2d 595 (Colo. 1981); People v. District Court, 664 P.2d 247 (Colo. 1983).
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