People v. Stanley

Opinion by

Judge WEBB.

Defendant, Alexander Stanley, appeals his judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of second degree assault and resisting arrest. He also appeals the trial court's order denying his Crim. P. 35(e) motion without a hearing. We reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial on the second degree assault charge.

After sentencing defendant to a lengthy term of incarceration in an unrelated criminal matter, the court recessed, leaving defendant seated at counsel table with his legs shackled. Two deputy sheriffs, an Arapahoe County district…