PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 95CA1262.

934 P.2d 882 (1997)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher C. HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, Solicitor General, Peter J. Cannici, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Kathleen A. Lord, Chief Appellate Deputy Public Defender, Denver, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge MARQUEZ.

Defendant, Christopher C. Harris, appeals an order of the sentencing court requiring that letters, a videotape, and photographs relating to the multiple murders for which he was convicted be kept in his prison cell at all times. We conclude the sentencing court lacked authority to impose such a condition of confinement and vacate the order.

In order to avoid a possible sentence of death, defendant pled guilty to two counts of first...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases