Legal Opinion

People v. Soper

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 20, 1981No. 79SA531PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVIRA, Justice.

The defendant, Cline Lee Soper, appeals his three sentences for three felony convictions, which were ordered to be served consecutively, on the grounds that the sentencing judge abused his discretion in refusing to order the sentences to be served concurrently. He also claims that he is entitled to be resentenced under the presumptive sentencing provisions of the 1977 version of House Bill 1589.1 We affirm.

In August 1977 the defendant was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary,2 and in October and December 1977 he was charged with two separate *605counts of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. McKennaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980
  2. People v. DuranSupreme Court of Colorado · 1975
  3. Triggs v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  4. People v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. People v. ScottSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  2. People v. MadonnaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  3. People v. MartinezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  4. People v. FrancisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  5. People ex rel. S.A.E.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1986

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