Legal Opinion

People v. Ovalle

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 9, 2002No. 01CA0050PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

judge NIETO.

Defendant, John Manuel Ovalle, appeals the sentence imposed upon his guilty plea to one count of escape, a class three felony. We dismiss the appeal in part and affirm the sentence.

This ease originated from an escape charge filed against defendant in 1993 after he failed to return to a community corrections residential facility. Defendant entered into a plea agreement, whereby he pled guilty to an amended count of attempted escape, a class four felony, in exchange for dismissal of the original class three felony charge. Under the terms of the agreement, defendant was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Martin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  2. Craig v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  3. United States v. Raul Arrellano-RiosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. People v. GarciaColorado Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. People v. BarthColorado Court of Appeals · 1999

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. ThomasColorado Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. People v. KlausnerColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  3. In Re Marriage, Kniskern v. KniskernColorado Court of Appeals · 2003

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