Legal Opinion
Smith v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 22, 1967No. 22057PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kelley
This matter is here on a writ of error directed to the ruling of the trial court denying Smith’s (plaintiff in error) motion to vacate and set aside his sentence under Colo. R. Crim. P.35 (b). The trial court denied the relief sought without a hearing.
The motion to vacate the judgment of guilty alleges, inter alia, the following: That Smith entered a plea of guilty to a charge of forgery on March 23, 1965; that on April 1, 1965, he was sentenced to a term of not less than ten and no more than fourteen years in the Colorado State Penitentiary; that the court accepted his plea of guilty while…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- J. Paul Shelton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Lucero v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967
- People v. ZunigaColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
- Application of BuccheriCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
- The PEOPLE v. BowmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Westendorf v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
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