People v. Darlington

KOURLIS, Justice.

In this original proceeding under C.A.R. 21, we issued a rule directing the People to show cause why the Eagle County Court did not exceed its jurisdiction when it ruled that section 18-1.3-102(1), C.R.S. (2004) precluded the defendant, Sally Darlington, from entering a plea of nolo contendere to a criminal mischief charge on a deferred sentence. We now hold that the statute does not contravene the court’s authority to consider nolo contendere pleas in circumstances involving plea agreements that contemplate deferred sentences. Accordingly, we make the Rule absolute and…