Legal Opinion
People v. Finney
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 15, 2012No. 09CA1949PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge BERNARD.
{1 Section 18-1.3-102(1), C.R.S.2011, allows the prosecution and the defendant to agree, with the approval of the court, to defer the judgment and sentence in a criminal case after a defendant has entered a guilty plea. As is the case with all guilty pleas, the court must advise the defendant of the potential penalties for the offense. This is important because the defendant may face those penalties if the conditions of the deferred judgment agreement are not honored and the court revokes the agreement.
T2 This appeal involves, among other things, an issue that arises…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Dunlap v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Finney v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2014
- People v. KruegerColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
- People v. LopezColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
- Makeen v. HaileyColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
- People v. Campos-CoronaColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
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