PEOPLE v. MASCARENAS

No. 80CA0721.

643 P.2d 786 (1981)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur James MASCARENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 1981.

Certiorari Denied April 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Richard F. Hennessey, Deputy Atty. Gen., Mary J. Mullarkey, Sol. Gen., Mary E. Ricketson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

Larry D. Tannenbaum, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Arthur James Mascarenas, appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief following his plea of guilty to first degree murder. We affirm.

Following the fatal shooting of a bartender during an armed robbery, Mascarenas was charged with first degree murder, aggravated robbery, and conspiracy. Contrary to the advice of his court appointed counsel, Mascarenas agreed to plead guilty to the charge of first degree murder in return...

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