Legal Opinion

People v. Lyons

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 20, 1980No. 79CA0011PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIRSHBAUM, Judge.

On May 19, 1972, the district court sentenced defendant to the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of one day to life under the Sex Offenders Act. Defendant did not appeal that sentence. On September 2, 1976, defendant filed a pro se motion to set aside and vacate the sentence pursuant to Crim.P. 35(b). The district court denied that motion, and the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed that decision on October 23, 1978. On November 15, 1978, defendant filed a motion for reduction of sentence pursuant to Crim.P. 35(a). The district court denied the motion on the basis that it…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. HerreraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  2. People v. MalacaraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  3. People v. SmithSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  4. People v. RupertSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. FuquaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
  2. Delgado v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  3. Mamula v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  4. Swainson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. People v. WieghardColorado Court of Appeals · 1987

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