Legal Opinion
People v. Fuqua
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided November 7, 1988No. 87SA118PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Chief Justice.
The People appeal from a judgment which construed Crim.P. 35(b) as authorizing a sentencing court to retain jurisdiction for the purpose of deciding a motion for reduction of sentence filed within 120 days following the imposition of sentence but not decided by the court until sometime after the expiration of the 120-day filing period mandated by the rale. We vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case for further proceedings.
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The facts are not in dispute. On January 11,1985, the defendant, Glenne Fuqua, was sentenced to a term of twenty-three years as a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by52 opinions
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