Legal Opinion

People v. Phillips

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided October 20, 1994No. 93CA2031PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge DAVIDSON.

Defendant, William C. Phillips, appeals from the aggravated sentence imposed following his guilty plea to attempted escape. We affirm.

I

As a threshold matter, we address the People’s assertion that by virtue of the rule announced in People v. Andrews, 871 P.2d 1199 (Colo.1994) that § 18-1-105(9)(a)(V), C.R.S. (1994 Cum.Supp.) does not apply to escape charges, the defendant here must be resenteneed. We disagree. The analysis in Andrews is inapplicable here because defendant’s aggravated sentence resulted from the application of § 18-1-105(9.5)(a), C.R.S. (1994…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  2. People v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  3. People v. SanchezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  4. People v. VelaColorado Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. People v. WaltersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981

3Cited by4 opinions

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