eBook details
- Title: Bresnahan v. People
- Author : Colorado Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 06, 1971
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
Description
On March 24, 1966, Bresnahan filed motions under Crim. P. 35(b) for post-conviction relief alleging that his guilty pleas, as to each murder charge, were not voluntary; that the trial court on its own motion should have held a competency hearing before allowing defendant to plead guilty or to stand trial; and that defendant did not have effective assistance of counsel in entering his guilty pleas. An evidentiary hearing was held during which his trial counsel and several others were examined by defendants present counsel and cross-examined by the People. The People called no witnesses. The motions were denied by the trial court. By writ of error, Bresnahan urges reversal and requests that the sentences of life imprisonment in each case be vacated; that the convictions on his pleas of guilty be set aside; that his previous pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity as to each murder charge be reinstated; and that he be retried. We affirm the trial courts denial of the defendants Rule 35(b) motions.