Wright v. People

NEIGHBORS, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ decision in People v. Wright, 662 P.2d 489 (Colo.App.1982), upholding the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s Crim.P. 35(c) motion to vacate his 1964 conviction. We affirm the court of appeals’ judgment.

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In 1964, the defendant, Jack Leon Wright, then 19 years old, was charged with aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in connection with the robbery of a convenience store in Northglenn, Colorado. The defendant initially entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to the…