Coleman v. People

Opinion by

Rex H. Scott, District Judge. *

Coleman, hereinafter referred to as defendant, filed a motion in the trial court under Rule 35 (b) of the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure, in which he sought review of his sentence on the grounds that he received no notice of his resentencing and was not present in court at resentencing. The trial court denied the motion on its face. The sole issue to be decided is the trial court’s summary denial of defendant’s motion without an evidentiary hearing.

In 1921 defendant was tried and convicted of robbery and given a life sentence. In 1946 this court…