Legal Opinion
Harshfield v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 25, 1985No. 83SC275PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRSHBAUM, Justice.
Defendant, Daryl George Harshfield, filed a motion pursuant to Crim.P. 35(c) to vacate a judgment of conviction entered upon his plea of guilty to the offense of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, in violation of section C.R.S.1963, 40-5-10(1).1 Defendant asserted that at the time he entered the plea he did not understand the nature of the offense. The trial court denied defendant’s motion, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals, and now reverse.
The facts pertinent to the resolution of this issue are…
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- People v. RostadSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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