Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

Colorado habitual criminal stututes

Once the DA files an ''habitual'', does the cas go directly to trial? Is a plea bargin still posible? How does this affect sentencing? Does the judge still have discretion or are mandatory sentencing guidelines superceding?


Asked on 11/06/07, 11:01 pm

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Philip Rosmarin Rosmarin Law Firm

Re: Colorado habitual criminal stututes

Plea bargains are possible until the judge or jury comes in with a verdict. Judges must abide by the statute, which calls for a multiple of three or four times the maximum of the presumptive range of the sentence.

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Answered on 11/08/07, 3:27 pm


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