Legal Opinion
People v. Rowland
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 2009No. 07CA1875PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge WEBB.
Defendant, Tim S. Rowland, appeals only the trial court's designating him a sexually violent predator (SVP) at sentencing on his guilty plea to sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust and child abuse. Because we conclude that community notification under section 16-13-908, C.R.S.2008, does not constitute additional punishment and that Rowland was not entitled to an evidentiary hearing before the SVP designation, we affirm.
I. Facts
The presentence investigation report included the evaluator's conclusion that Rowland is an SVP. Rowland objected and requested…
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