PEOPLE v. HOFFMAN

No. 10SC433.

289 P.3d 24 (2012)

2012 CO 66

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. James T. HOFFMAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

November 19, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Rebecca A. Jones , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner.

Douglas K. Wilson , Public Defender, Stephen C. Arvin , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent.


Justice RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this postconviction appeal, we review whether a criminal defendant may plead guilty while reserving the right to appeal an unsuccessful motion to suppress evidence. Adopting our reasoning in Neuhaus v. People, 2012 CO 65, 289 P.3d 19, released concurrently with this opinion, we hold that such conditional pleas are not permitted under Colorado rule or statute. Further...

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