Legal Question in Criminal Law in Colorado

withdrawl of plea

Can someone withdraw a plea based on the defendants outcome of there plea bargain. I was a co-defendant, aand another party was the defendant. I plea to a

F-3 , his PD took it to trial and ended up with a misdeamenor and 100.00 fine. Can that be used a vaulable tool for the withdraw for the co-defendant.? What other areas can be useful for fileing approperate motions. ?


Asked on 10/13/07, 5:11 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Philip Rosmarin Rosmarin Law Firm

Re: withdrawl of plea

You can't withdraw your plea because someone else did better by going to trial. You roll the dice, or you don't. Sorry.

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Answered on 10/13/07, 6:22 pm
Daniel Fenaughty FENAUGHTY & ASSOCIATES, PC

Re: withdrawl of plea

One person's sentence cannot be increased because another defendant went to trial and got a longer sentence. The opposite is also true.

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Answered on 10/14/07, 4:35 pm


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