ESPINO-PAEZ v. PEOPLE

Supreme Court Case No. 14SC957.

395 P.3d 786 (2017)

2017 CO 61

Jose Sabino ESPINO-PAEZ, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: The Noble Law Firm, LLC, Antony Noble , Lakewood, Colorado, Meyer Law Office, P.C., Hans Meyer , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, William G. Kozeliski , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Immigration Lawyers Association Colorado Chapter: Lichter Immigration, Mark R. Barr , Denver, Colorado, Access Immigration, LLC, Katharine S. Speer , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Colorado Criminal Defense Bar: Joseph Law Firm, P.C., Aaron C. Hall , Aurora, Colorado.

Attorney for Amici Curiae Colorado Legal Academics and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild: Christopher N. Lasch , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶1 Petitioner Jose Espino-Paez pled guilty to the use of a schedule II controlled substance in 1996 and received a deferred judgment. When he successfully completed the terms of his deferred judgment, his guilty plea was withdrawn and the charge was dismissed with prejudice.

¶2 In...

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