Court Opinion

ID: 9612801
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:11:23.40247+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:03:23.147432
License: Public Domain

ERICKSON, Justice,
dissenting:
I join the dissent of Justice Rovira but write separately because I believe that the respondent, Pozo, failed to establish, and did not carry the burden of proving, the allegations contained in his Crim.P. 35(c) motion. Bresnahan v. People, 175 Colo. 286, 487 P.2d 551 (1971); see People v. McClellan, 183 Colo. 176, 515 P.2d 1127 (1973); Lamb v. People, 174 Colo. 441, 484 P.2d 798 (1971); Normand v. People, 165 Colo. 509, 440 P.2d 282 (1968).
The issue of ineffective assistance of counsel, as addressed by the majority, goes beyond the issues resolved in the trial court. The dissent by Justice Rovira does not review and analyze the effectiveness of defense counsel in this case. From my review of the record, I believe the trial court was correct in holding that the defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel was without merit.
I am authorized to say that VOLLACK, J., joins in this dissent.