Legal Opinion
People v. Jenkins
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 23, 2013No. Court of Appeals No. 11CA0624PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge BERNARD
T1 This appeal presents a question about the sentencing authority of a court in a criminal case. Can the court sentence a defendant who has been convicted of a felony to an indeterminate probationary term of ten years to life, even if the defendant is not a sex offender who has been convicted of a sex offense subject to sentencing under the Sex Offender Lifetime Supervision Act (SOLSA)? We conclude that, under the cireumstances here, the answer to this question is "yes." Therefore, because this answer means that the trial court did not impose an illegal probationary…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- People v. WiedemerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- Thiret v. KautzkySupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- People v. GarciaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005
- State, Department of Revenue, Motor Vehicle Division v. BorquezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- People v. FlennikenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
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