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People v. Torrez

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 28, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 10CA1349PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE BERNARD

T1 As a general rule, section 18-1-408@8), C.R.S.2012 (subsection 408(8)), requires concurrent sentences when a defendant is con-vieted of multiple crimes based on identical evidence. The issue in this case is whether a sentencing statute for sex offenses, section 18-1.3-1004(5)(a), C.R.S.2012 (subsection 1004(5)(a)), creates an exception to the general rule. If so, it would require consecutive sentences for those "convicted of one or more additional crimes arising out of the same incident as the sex offense," even when the additional crime is based on the same evidence…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Martin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  2. People v. FullerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
  3. People v. VigilSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. People v. MelilloSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  5. People v. CooperSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. ZadraColorado Court of Appeals · 2013
  2. People v. JohnsonColorado Court of Appeals · 2016
  3. People v. LopezColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. . People v. TrujilloColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
  5. v. KnobbeColorado Court of Appeals · 2020

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