People v. Piro

I respectfully dissent.

With the adoption of the criminal code by the General Assembly in 1971, persons convicted and sentenced for commission of a felony were given the right to one appellate review of the propriety of the sentence. Section 18-1-409(1), C.R.S. (1978 Repl.Vol. 8). As a necessary consequence, this right imposes an obligation upon appellate courts to make good faith examinations of the propriety of sentences.

In 1979 the General Assembly adopted a scheme of presumptive sentences for persons convicted of felonies. Section 18-1-105(l)(a), C.R.S. (1984 Cum.Supp.). Here, defendant…