Trujillo v. People

Defendant, Fred Guadalupe Trujillo, brings this writ of error pursuant to a motion filed in trial court under Rule 35(b) of the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure. He will hereinafter be referred to by name or as defendant.

The arguments presented in this action before us are the end result of eleven years of litigation, writ filing, and numerous appeals. A brief review of defendant’s history in court is therefore relevant here. In 1961, Trujillo was tried before a jury and found guilty of two counts of an Information charging him with burglary and assault with intent to commit robbery. The…