Beecroft v. People

Justice ERICKSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to review People v. Beecroft, 862 P.2d 973 (Colo.App.1993), which held that a suspended sentence conditioned on drug treatment in a Cenikor facility does not constitute “confinement” for purposes of section 16-11-306, 8A C.R.S. (1986). 1 As a result of this holding, the court of appeals concluded that the defendant, Karl Beecroft, is not entitled to confinement credit for the time he spent at Cenikor. 2 We agree with the court of appeals and accordingly affirm.

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On September 9, 1990, Beecroft was charged with one count…