People v. Loyd

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

Defendant pled guilty to sexual assault on a child and was sentenced to eight years in the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC). He appeals his sentence, alleging errors during the sentencing hearing. We affirm.

Immediately prior to defendant’s sentencing hearing, the trial court conducted an ex parte interview in chambers with the child victim, defendant’s step-daughter. A record was made of this conversation, but neither defendant nor the prosecution was informed of the substance of the conversation. The trial court then conducted a sentencing hearing at which…