Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Heredia

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided November 7, 2005No. 04CA0115Published

1Dissent

Judge RUSSEL

dissenting.

In October 2002, the trial court modified Heredia’s sentence to conform to the views expressed in People v. Luther, 43 P.3d 660 (Colo.App.2001) {Luther I). In December 2003, the court corrected Heredia’s sentence to conform to People v. Luther, 58 P.3d 1013 (Colo.2002) {Luther II).

Heredia now contends that the trial court lacked authority to issue the December 2003 order. Our resolution of his contention depends on how we answer two subsidiary questions:

1. When the trial court modified Here-dia’s sentence in October 2002, did the order result in an illegal sentence?

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. White v. PearlmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1930
  2. In Re MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  3. Craig v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  4. Ekberg v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
  5. People v. LutherSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002

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