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People v. Davis

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 16, 1974No. 26302, 26303PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Erickson

Marshall Gayle Davis plead guilty in August, 1972, to the crime of manslaughter, a class 4 felony. He was sentenced on January 19, 1973, to serve a minimum term of three years in the state penitentiary. Colo. Sess. Laws 1972, ch. 44, 39-ll-101(l)(b) at 239, 39-11-304 at 249. On July 1, 1973, new sentencing provisions which were enacted by the state legislature became effective in Colorado. Our new statute requires that a maximum sentence be imposed but eliminates minimum sentences for class 4 and class 5 felonies, including the crime of manslaughter. Colo. Sess. Laws 1973, ch. 145, 39-1…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Warden v. MarreroSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States of America Ex Rel. Benigno Marrero v. Warden, Lewisburg PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
  3. People v. HerreraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
  4. People Ex Rel. Dunbar v. DISTRICT CT., TWENTIETH JDSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. SimmsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  2. People v. HinchmanColorado Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Schwartz v. OwensColorado Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. The People of the State of Colorado v. Robert Keith Ray.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2025
  5. People v. MontgomeryColorado Court of Appeals · 1981

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