Legal Opinion
People v. Melendez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 6, 2004No. 03SC494PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOBBS, Justice.
We granted certiorari1 under C.A.R. 49 to review the court of appeals' decision in People v. Melendez, 80 P.3d 883 (Colo.App.2003). The trial court precluded the testimony of a defense witness who allegedly violated a sequestration order. Because the record does not demonstrate an adequate inquiry by the trial court into whether the sequestration violation actually occurred and because preclusion of the witness's testimony was not harmless error, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
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A jury convicted Jorge Melendez of multiple counts of sexual assault in the first and…
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