McKNIGHT v. PEOPLE

No. C-1780.

607 P.2d 1007 (1980)

Allan R. McKNIGHT, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Towey & Zak, William S. Silverman, Edward B. Towey, Denver, for petitioner.

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Edward G. Donovan, Sol. Gen., Sarah Scott Sammons, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for respondent.


HODGES, Chief Justice.

Petitioner McKnight was convicted of embezzlement of public funds. He appealed, and the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction in People v. McKnight, 39 Colo.App. 280, 567 P.2d 811 (1977).

Following this affirmance, the petitioner filed a Crim.P. 35(a) motion to reduce the sentence imposed on the ground that he had medical and psychological problems which would endanger his life if...

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