People v. Jones

PIERCE, Judge.

Defendant, Dennis Ray Jones, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and that conviction was affirmed in People v. Jones, 191 Colo. 110, 551 P.2d 706 (1976). Thereafter, he filed, pro se, a motion to vacate the judgment under Crim.P. 35(b) and (c). The trial court denied this motion, and defendant appeals. We affirm.

First, we address some of the issues raised by Jones through appellate counsel.

I

Defendant asserts he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel was ignorant of the law, failed to advise him adequately about…