People v. Whitman

In separate trials appellant, Joel K. Whitman, was convicted of first-degree murder and of robbery. He was sentenced to serve concurrent terms in the state penitentiary. Motions for new trials were denied and this Court affirmed both convictions on writ of error. Whitman v. People, 161 Colo. 110, 420 P.2d 416; Whitman v. People, 161 Colo. 117, 420 P.2d 244.

Thereafter, Whitman filed a motion under Colo. R. Crim. P. 35(b) with the Denver district court, alleging certain violations of his constitutional rights during the course of both of his trials. The motion was denied without a hearing being…