Legal Opinion
M.T. v. People
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided February 4, 2010No. 09CA0710PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CONNELLY.
Colorado has a procedure whereby (with the agreement of a prosecutor) a criminal defendant may plead guilty and receive a deferred judgment. A defendant who complies with the stipulated terms may later withdraw the plea and have the case dismissed.
The issue here is whether courts may seal records of dismissed cases involving alleged sex offenders who received deferred judgments. We hold such sealing is precluded by section 24-72-308@)(c), C.R.S.2009. Accordingly, we reverse an order sealing the records of a criminal case involving petitioner, M.T.
I. Background
In 2004,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- People v. CrossSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
- People v. HamptonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- Dubois v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2009
- People v. SummersSupreme Court of Colorado · 2009
- Welby Gardens v. Adams County Bd. of EqualizationSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
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3Cited by7 opinions
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