Legal Opinion
People v. Mershon
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 18, 1994No. 92SC598PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.
In People v. Mershon, 844 P.2d 1240 (Colo.App.1992), the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order vacating the defendant, Larry Mershon’s, life sentence because it was disproportionate to his crimes in violation of the Eighth Amendment. We granted the People’s petition for certiorari to review the proportionality of Mershon’s life sentence under the Habitual Criminal Act, sections 16-13-101 to -103, ⅜⅛. C.R.S. (1986 & 1990 Supp.). We also granted Mershon’s cross-petition for certiorari to decide whether the trial court…
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