Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committees, 1219 COBJ, Vol. 48, No. 11 Pg. 68

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48 Colo.Law. 68

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committees

Vol. 48, No. 11 [Page 68]

Colorado Lawyer

December, 2019

COURT BUSINESS

Rule Change 2019(15) Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure

Rule 44. Appearance of Counsel

(a)-(d) [NO CHANGES]

(e) Termination of Representation.

(1) Unless otherwise directed by the trial court or extended by an agreement between counsel and a defendant, counsel's representation of a defendant, whether retained or appointed, shall terminate when trial court proceedings have concluded. Trial court proceedings "have concluded" when restitution, if applicable, is finally determined and at the point in time:

(I) When dismissal is granted by the court and no timely appeal has been filed;

(II) When the parties have entered into an agreement for pretrial diversion or when an order enters granting a deferred sentence or probation if no sentence to incarceration is imposed;

(III) After a sentence to incarceration is imposed upon conviction when no motion has been timely filed pursuant to Crim. P. 35(b) or such motion so filed is ruled on; or

(IV) When a timely notice of appeal is filed by...