Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Finney

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 15, 2012No. 09CA1949Published

1Dissent

Judge HAWTHORNE

dissenting.

178 I respectfully dissent because I read the plain language of section 16-11-206(2), C.R.S.2011-which governs revocation proceedings-to require that defendants "plead guilty or not guilty" to charges of violating probation or a deferred judgment. I further conclude that Crim. P. 11(b), which applies to *220"Pleas of Guilty," applies in revocation proceedings.

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T79 I view defendant's due process claim more broadly than does the majority, which asserts that the issue raised by defendant is whether the "Due Process Clause required the second judge [to] advise him of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. NietoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  2. People v. MunizSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  3. East Lakewood Sanitation District v. District Court in & for the County of JeffersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
  4. Dillard v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeSupreme Court of Colorado · 2006
  5. In Re Questions Submitted by the United States District CourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972

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