Legal Opinion

People v. Hunsaker

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided January 17, 2013No. 11CA2184Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge BERNARD.

¶ 1 The Colorado Sex Offender Lifetime Supervision Act (the Act), §§ 18-1.3-1001 to - 1012, C.R.S.2012, establishes indeterminate sentencing for certain felony sex offenses. Under the Act, an offender must be sentenced to an indeterminate sentence, *38which consists of a bottom end of a definite number of years and a top end of the offender's natural life.

¶ 2 This appeal presents a series of questions about one aspect of this sentencing scheme. What is the sentencing range for the bottom end when the sex offense is also a crime of violence under section 18-1.3-406,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. State v. NietoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  2. People v. SimonSupreme Court of Colorado · 2011
  3. People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
  4. Vensor v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
  5. People v. BanksSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000

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