SULLIVAN v. PEOPLE

Supreme Court Case No. 18SC789.

465 P.3d 25 (2020)

2020 CO 58

Christopher David SULLIVAN, Petitioner, v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Megan A. Ring , Public Defender, Jessica A. Pitts , Deputy Public Defender, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Philip J. Weiser , Attorney General, Katharine Gillespie , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶1 Every defendant convicted of a felony and not sentenced to death in Colorado has a right to "one appellate review of the propriety of the sentence." § 18-1-409(1), C.R.S. (2019) (emphasis added). This rule has an exception, which is commonly (and fittingly) known in legal parlance...

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