People v. Rockwell

MARTINEZ, Justice.

In this opinion, we address Mark Rockwell’s claim that his sentence was illegal because it included mandatory parole. Ultimately, we reject Rockwell’s argument that he could not be sentenced to mandatory parole because the “factual basis” for his conviction met the statutory requirement of section 17-2-201(5)(a), C.R.S. (2005), in that it “involved an offense involving unlawful sexual behavior.”

Rockwell pled guilty to second-degree burglary with the intent to harass stemming from an incident that occurred in 1993. The trial court accepted Rockwell’s guilty plea in 1994 and…