Legal Opinion
People v. Dennis
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided August 3, 1982No. 81SA486PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Chief Justice.
Defendant Donald Dennis appeals the trial court’s judgment denying his motion to reduce sentence. In related arguments, he also challenges as unconstitutional section 16-11-306, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8), which grants discretionary power to a sentencing court in granting credit for presen-tence confinement. Also, he maintains that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. The defendant’s contentions are without merit and we, therefore, affirm the judgment.
Following his plea of guilty to the charge of aggravated robbery, section 18-4-302, C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- People v. McCormickSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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