PEOPLE v. MURDOCK

No. 26206.

532 P.2d 43 (1975)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Earl MURDOCK, a/k/a James Earl Murdok, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Colorado, In Department.

February 18, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Moore, Atty. Gen., John E. Bush, Deputy Atty. Gen., Robert C. Lehnert, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Daniel B. Mohler, Colorado Springs, for defendant-appellant.


HODGES, Justice.

Defendant Murdock pled guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Thereafter, he filed a motion under Crim.P. 35(b) alleging that the court failed to comply with Crim.P. 11, and that "his plea of guilty was involuntary in that he did not knowingly, understandingly and intelligently enter his plea of guilty." His motion further asserted that he was, in fact, not guilty of first-degree murder and had a meritorious defense...

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