Supreme Court of Colorado· 4/23/1984

People v. Curtis

Citations

681 P.2d 504
1984 Colo. LEXIS 521

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holding that “waiver of the right to testify must be voluntary, knowing and intentional, and the existence of effective waiver should be ascertained by the trial court on the record”
concluding that a district court “impliedly” discounted the defendant’s statements that his 18 right to testify was voluntarily waived because whether to believe or not believe a witness is “essentially a question of credibility”
noting that post-trial hearings to determine facts underlying claimed deprivation of right to testify “not only increases the chance of error, but is wasteful of judicial resources as well”
recognizing a voluntary and intelligent waiver when a defendant is cognizant of the right she holds and the consequences of waiving that right
noting that trial court did not advise the defendant at all and there was not evidence that trial counsel had in fact advised the defendant
holding “[a] trial court exercising appropriate judicial concern for the constitutional right to testify should” conduct a colloquy with the defendant

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Judges: Erickson, Lohr, Rovira, Royira

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