Frank Edward Sepulveda v. The State of Colorado’s Empirical Analysis

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9 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “A prisoner in custody under sentence and claiming a right to be released on the ground that such sentence was imposed in violation of the constitution or laws of Colorado or of the United States, * * * may file a motion at any time in the court which imposed such sentence to vacate, set aside or correct it. * * * If the court finds * * * that the sentence imposed was illegal, * * * or that there was a violation of the prisoner's constitutional rights of a sort not effectively subject to review on writ of error * * * the court shall vacate and set aside the judgment, and shall discharge the prisoner or resentence him or grant a new trial as may appear appropriate. * * *”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ruark v. Tinsley