People v. Thomas

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Mack Willie Thomas, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict of two counts of sexual assault on a child. We remand for specific findings.

The victims were defendant’s daughter, age 3 at the time of the alleged acts, and a 4 year-old neighbor boy. Prior to trial, the court granted the People’s request that the court utilize the provisions of § 18-3-413, C.R.S. (1986 RepLVol. 8B) and allow the admission of videotape depositions of the victims in lieu of trial testimony. Although defendant generally objected to a videotape interview of the children,…