Collins v. Gunter

This appeal arises out of a habeas corpus proceeding in which the district court treated a petition for writ of habeas corpus as a petition for declaratory relief under C.R.C.P. 57 and ruled that, pursuant to section 17-22.5-104(2), 8A C.R.S. (1986), the petitioner, Richard D. Collins, would be eligible for parole consideration after serving twenty calendar years on a life sentence imposed pursuant to Colorado’s habitual criminal statute. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

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On April 7, 1986, the Jefferson County District Court in Case No. 85CR839 adjudicated Richard D. Collins an…