Opinion ID: 2576435
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Text: We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether, in light of Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004), the court of appeals erred in holding that, consistent with the right to a jury trial in the Sixth Amendment, the trial judge properly imposed upon the defendant a sentence of imprisonment in the aggravated range. After this case was briefed and argued, we decided Lopez v. People, 113 P.3d 713 (Colo.2005), applying Blakely to the Colorado sentencing scheme. In the present case, the court of appeals relied on one of its own decisions, People v. Allen, 78 P.3d 751 (Colo.App.2001), overruled by Lopez, 113 P.3d at 729 n. 13, to affirm DeHerrera's sentence. People v. DeHerrera, No. 03CA0920, slip op. at 1, 2004 WL 1179369 (Colo.App.2004) (not selected for official publication) (holding that under Allen, the trial court's finding of extraordinary aggravating circumstances was permissible). We now apply Blakely and Lopez to the facts of this case and uphold the sentence imposed on the defendant.