PEOPLE v. KYLER

No. 98SC322.

991 P.2d 810 (1999)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Dennis KYLER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Barbara McDonnell, Chief Deputy Attorney General Michael E. McClachlan, Deputy Attorney General John Daniel Dailey, Deputy Attorney General Robert Mark Russell, First Assistant Attorney General Lauren A. Edelstein, Assistant Attorney General Criminal Enforcement Section Denver, Colorado Attorneys for Petitioner.

Betty Bass, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Respondent.


Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this appeal we hold that to determine whether a guilty plea is voluntary the constitutionality of restraints placed upon the defendant is irrelevant. The defendant filed for post-conviction relief seeking to invalidate his pleas of guilty, claiming that he was coerced into pleading guilty because of the restraints placed upon him during the period of time leading up to the entry of his...

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