PEOPLE v. RIVERA

No. 25859.

524 P.2d 1082 (1974)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Ismal RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing August 6, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Patricia W. Robb, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Rollie R. Rogers, Colorado State Public Defender, James F. Dumas, Jr., Chief Deputy State Public Defender, T. Michael Dutton, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


DAY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the summary denial without a hearing on a petition for postconviction relief. Crim.P. 35(b). The only issue presented is whether acceptance of appellant's guilty plea entered on March 3, 1967, was in compliance with the then effective provisions of Colo.R.Crim.P. 11. We think not and therefore reverse.

Rivera was originally charged with the crimes of larceny of a motor vehicle and conspiracy to commit that crime. Following...

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