Legal Opinion

People v. MacIas

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided July 20, 1981No. 79SA491, 79SA541PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUBOFSKY, Justice.

The People appeal under section 16-12, 102, C.R.S.1978 (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), separate trial court rulings reducing the sentences of Florentino Salmeron and Horatio Angelo Macias. 1 We disapprove the trial courts' rulings.

On March 18, 1979, Salmeron pled guilty to sale of a narcotic drug under section 12-22-322(1)(b), C.R.S.1978 (1978 Repl.Vol. 5). On April 26, 1979, the trial court sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of not less than fourteen nor more than sixteen years. On July 17, 1979, Salmeron filed a Crim.P. 35(a) motion seeking a reduction in his sentence. The…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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3Cited by33 opinions

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