Supreme Court of Colorado, 2025

Octavio Hernandez-Escajeda v. The People of the State of Colorado.

Octavio Hernandez-Escajeda v. The People of the State of Colorado.
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided July 21, 2025

Octavio Hernandez-Escajeda v. The People of the State of Colorado.

Opinion

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Octavio Hernandez-Escajeda, Petitioner
v.
The People of the State of Colorado. Respondent

No. 24SC802

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

July 21, 2025


          Court of Appeals Case No. 23CA521

         Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

         Whether the division erroneously expanded People v. Johnson, 2015 CO 70, a case resolving a due process claim alleging vindictive resentencing to conclude a district court has the inherent authority to resentence a defendant on convictions that remain on remand where the successful appeal results in a reduced aggregate sentence.

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