Martin v. People

In this case we consider whether the court of appeals erred by affirming the trial court's *848denial of the defendant's Crim. P. 35(c) motion, and holding that a defendant convicted of a sexual assault occurring in July 1998 is subject to a mandatory five-year period of parole in addition to a period of incarceration. People v. Martin, 987 P.2d 919 (Colo.App.1999). The focus of our inquiry is on the effect of several changes by the General Assembly to sections 17-2-201(5), 6 CRS. (1999), 17-22.5-408, 6 C.R.S. (1999), and 18-1-105(1), 6 C.R.S. (1999) in 1993 and 1996.1

We conclude that these…