D.Colo.: Threat to have CPS take child made consent involuntary

D.Colo.: Threat to have CPS take child made consent involuntary

The officers told defendant that if she didn’t consent she’d be arrested, and CPS was on standby to take custody of her child, aside from the fact there were seven officers there. The consent was coerced. United States v. Thorson, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107696 (D.Colo. June 12, 2015), reconsideration denied 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106027 (D. Colo. Aug. 12, 2015):