Title 16, Criminal Proceedings
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-17-101 Governor may commute sentence
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The governor is hereby fully authorized, when he deems it proper and advisable and consistent with the public interests and the rights and interests of the condemned, to commute the sentence in any case by reducing the penalty in a capital case to imprisonment for life or for a t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-17-102 Application - character certificate - pardons
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(1) After a conviction, all applications for commutation of sentence or pardon for crimes committed must be accompanied by a certificate of the respective superintendent of the correctional facility, showing the conduct of an applicant during the applicant's confinement in the co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-17-103 Effect of pardon and commutation of sentence - definitions
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(1) A pardon issued by the governor shall waive all collateral consequences associated with each conviction for which the person received a pardon unless the pardon limits the scope of the pardon regarding collateral consequences. (2) If the governor grants a pardon or a request …