Legal Opinion
Richard Doren Collins v. Lou Hesse Gale A. Norton, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1992No. 91-1300PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal addresses whether a prisoner can raise a habeas corpus challenge to a conviction, the sentence for which has been fully served, when that conviction has been used to enhance the sentence for a subsequent conviction which the prisoner is currently serving. We answer this question affirmatively.
The Petitioner, Richard Doren Collins, challenges the constitutionality of four convictions in the Colorado District Court of Mesa County. Collins admits that he has finished serving the sentences from these convictions. However, he is currently serving three consecutive…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- William E. Crank v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden, and the Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by32 opinions
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