Legal Opinion

People v. Benz

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided September 13, 1999No. 97CA1777PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

Defendant, Richard Benz, appeals the sentence imposed following his termination from a community corrections program. On appeal, defendant argues that he was improperly terminated from community corrections without sufficient administrative review and a finding of “cause” for his termination. We conclude that defendant was terminated for cause after receiving the informal administrative review to which he was entitled. Therefore, we affirm.

Defendant pled guilty to sexual assault on a child and was sentenced to 16 years in community corrections.

Approximately two months…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wilson v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  2. People v. WilhiteSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  3. People v. AbdulSupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
  4. Lawson v. ZavarasSupreme Court of Colorado · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Benz v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  2. City & County of Denver v. Industrial Claim Appeals OfficeColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. People v. RogersColorado Court of Appeals · 1999

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