People v. Hampton

LOHR, Justice.

This appeal raises questions concerning the ability of a defendant charged with Driving After Judgment Prohibited, section 42-2-206, C.R.S. 1973, 1 to collaterally attack traffic offense convictions which form the basis of the defendant’s habitual traffic offender status. The trial court prohibited the appellant, Russell Millard Hampton, from asserting the constitutional and statutory invalidity of such convictions. We conclude that the constitutional challenges should have been considered. Therefore, we reverse the appellant’s conviction and remand this case to the trial court…