People v. Carbajal

I. Introduction

Dean Carbajal petitioned the Delta County District Court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming the court lacked jurisdiction to continue his deferred judgment beyond the statutory limits. The trial court in the deferred judgment action treated Carbajal's petition like a motion in the eriminal case and denied it. Carbajal appealed to the court of appeals, which referred the matter to this court for a determination of jurisdiction over an appeal from a denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to section 13-4-110(1)(a), C.R.S. (2008). We accepted jurisdiction. We…