People v. Doyle

We granted a petition for writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of the City and County of Denver to review an order of that court in a *333criminal appeal from the county court. We find that the superior court acted improperly and reverse.

The defendant was found guilty on December 12, 1974, by a Denver county court jury of careless driving and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The trial court sentenced him to the county jail. However, it failed to afford the defendant an opportunity to make a statement in his own behalf (allocution) as required by Crim. P. 32(b)(1).1…