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Brian Vasquez v. Colorado

IFP petition · Court of Appeals of Colorado, No. 24CA1504 · judgment August 21, 2025

Certiorari denied · April 27, 2026

Question presented

When counsel provides erroneous advice which causes a defendant to accept a plea he otherwise wouldn't have, and such misadvice does not manifest itself for years, should any procedural default be correctly imputed to the state?

For petitioner
Brian Vasquez

For respondent
Jillian Joy Price
Colorado Attorney General's Office

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Apr 27 2026
Petition DENIED.
Apr 09 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
Apr 03 2026
Waiver of right of respondent Colorado to respond filed.
Main Document
Dec 10 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 29, 2026)
Appendix Proof of Service Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition