Legal Opinion
Eugene Romero v. Robert Furlong and Ken Salazar, Attorney General, State of Colorado
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 13, 2000No. 98-1430, 99-1035PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
A Colorado state court jury convicted Petitioner-Appellant Eugene Romero of second degree burglary and theft over $300. Pursuant to the state’s habitual offender statute, Mr. Romero was sentenced to life in prison. After unsuccessfully challenging his conviction and sentence on direct appeal and state collateral review, Mr. Romero filed the present habeas corpus petition in federal court attacking the constitutionality of his conviction and his classification as a habitual offender. The federal district court denied his petition. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28…
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