Legal Opinion
People v. Sisson
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 2007No. 06CA0489PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CASEBOLT.
Defendant, Dennis Michael Sisson, appeals the order denying his Crim. P. 35(a) motion for posteonviction relief. He contends that he has a liberty interest in a reduced prison sentence; that the court improperly denied him due process when it modified his sentence without providing (1) notice of a violation of a condition of that sentence, (2) disclosure of the evidence against him, (3) a fair opportunity to be heard and to present evidence, and (4) the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses; and that, thus, the court improperly imposed a new sentence…
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