The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner v. Reginald Marcus Porter, Respondent

Summary

The court held that Colorado's double jeopardy protections do not apply to noncapital habitual-criminal sentencing proceedings. It overruled its earlier contrary precedent because subsequent authority and changed statutory circumstances showed that habitual-criminality proceedings determine sentencing status rather than adjudicate a separate offense. The court therefore reversed the court of appeals and remanded for reinstatement of the habitual counts.