Haines v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Hodges.

This case involves a motion for post conviction relief filed pursuant to Colo. R. Crim. P. 35(b).

In 1959 on an information, defendant was charged, tried to a jury, and convicted of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. He was represented throughout the trial court proceedings by court-appointed counsel. In open court after the trial, the trial judge advised defendant and his counsel of the right to file a motion for new trial within ten days. Three days after the verdicts were brought in, defendant and his counsel personally appeared…