CRAIG v. PEOPLE

No. 99SA159.

986 P.2d 951 (1999)

Michael J. CRAIG, Defendant-Appellant, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

October 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James O. Simpson, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Defendant-Appellant.

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, John Daniel Dailey, Assistant Solicitor General, Julia A. Thomas, Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David F. Vela, Colorado State Public Defender, Kathleen A. Lord, Chief Appellate Deputy, Karen N. Taylor, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae for the Defendant-Appellant.


Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Michael Craig initiated this appeal following the district court's denial of his Crim. P. 35(c) motion seeking relief from his plea-bargained sentence. We accepted transfer of the matter (along with a similar case)1 from the court of appeals in order to address the relationship among the plea agreement, the advisement, and the mandatory parole...

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