Legal Opinion

Davis v. Furlong

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided May 15, 1995No. 94SA391Published

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rovira

The appellant, Robert P. Davis, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Lincoln County District Court, seeking immediate release from custody. The district court denied the petition, without holding a hearing. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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The record on appeal, which consists primarily of the appellant’s petition and attached copies of documents, reveals that the appellant pleaded guilty in 1988 to first-degree assault, a class 3 felony. He was convicted and sentenced for the assault, which was committed on January 26, 1987, and received a mandatory sentence for…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. MartinezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  2. Renneke v. KautzkySupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  3. Brant v. FielderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  4. Thorson v. Colorado Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990

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