PEOPLE v. COLOSACCO

No. 25097.

493 P.2d 650 (1972)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest H. COLOSACCO, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

February 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen., John P. Moore, Deputy Atty. Gen., Aurel M. Kelly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colo. State Public Defender, J. D. MacFarlane, Chief Deputy State Public Defender, T. Michael Dutton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


PRINGLE, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a ruling of the Denver District Court refusing to vacate a plea of guilty which the defendant, Ernest H. Colosacco, contends was invalid.

On June 25, 1969, the defendant was charged with possession of counterfeit checks in violation of C.R.S.1963, 40-6-4. On September 8, 1969, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to the penitentiary.

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