Legal Opinion
People v. Trujillo
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 22, 1986No. 85SA351PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERICKSON, Justice.
Pursuant to section 16-12-102(1), 8A C.R.S. (1986), the prosecution appeals the trial court’s dismissal of two habitual criminal counts against defendant Barney A. Trujillo. The trial court concluded that Trujillo’s previous felony convictions were based on pleas of guilty that were not obtained in compliance with the requirements of Crim.P. 11. We disapprove of the trial court’s dismissal of the habitual criminal charges. 1
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The two habitual criminal counts in issue resulted from Trujillo’s guilty pleas to two counts of aggravated robbery in 1975. The trial judge dismissed…
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