People v. Gimmy

STERNBERG, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the habitual criminal statute applies where the underlying felonies arise from convictions that were all entered on the same day. We conclude that it does, and therefore affirm the trial court’s sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon defendant as an habitual criminal pursuant to § 16-13-101(2), C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8).

In August of 1978, Jerry Michael Gimmy was charged by information with a variety of offenses, including the charge that he was an habitual criminal by virtue of his having been convicted of three prior felonies. A…