Legal Opinion

People v. Bergstrom

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 22, 1975No. 26168PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lee

Appellant Delton John Bergstrom was convicted for violation of 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-12-108,1 the so-called “felon with a gun” statute. In a separate trial, he was found by the jury to be an habitual criminal within the meaning of Colo. Sess. Laws 1972, ch. 44, 39-13-101.2 He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. We affirm.

The case arises out of the following events. Appellant was on parole. On February 28, 1972, his parole had been suspended and on June 19, 1972, it was revoked. Thereafter, a parole agent of the Colorado Division of Parole notified the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. People v. BlueSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  3. People v. NanesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  4. O'Day v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1946
  5. People v. ThomasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. People v. GutierrezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  2. People v. HaymakerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  3. People v. LarsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  4. State v. HaddenhamNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. People v. AlboSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978

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