PEOPLE v. BRUEBAKER

No. 26233.

539 P.2d 1277 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Lee BRUEBAKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

August 5, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jeffrey I. Tompkins, Colorado Springs, for defendant-appellant.


ERICKSON, Justice.

This appeal questions sentencing practices in the district court of El Paso County and the right of the sentencing judge to consider hearsay evidence and the opinions of various police officials at the time a sentence is imposed.

James Lee Bruebaker and a confederate were each charged with second-degree burglary, aggravated robbery, and two counts of felony theft. Pursuant to a plea agreement, both defendants entered pleas of guilty to aggravated...

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