Legal Opinion
People v. Chavez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 22, 1983No. 82SA242PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
The defendant Ely Chavez appeals from a decision of the Denver District Court denying his motion for post-conviction relief pursuant to Crim.P. 35.1 We reverse.
In December 1979 Chavez was charged with several crimes. The state public defender was appointed to represent him and bond was set at $10,000. He did not post bond. After entering a plea of guilty to second-degree assault and mandatory sentencing, the defendant was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment plus one year of parole, and he was given credit for 432 days of presentence confinement. See section 16-11-306,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. TurmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- In re BlockerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1920
- People v. IncertoColorado Court of Appeals · 1976
3Cited by39 opinions
- Griess v. ColoradoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- S.G.W. v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Massey v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- Beecroft v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- Jones v. MartinezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
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