Legal Opinion

People v. Cowan

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 14, 1991No. 89CA0347PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge KELLY * .

The defendant appeals judgments of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of aggravated incest and third degree sexual assault. He contends that the trial court erroneously failed to instruct the jury as required by § 13-25-129(2), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Yol. 6A), that the trial court improperly admitted evidence of similar offenses, and that the district attorney was guilty of misconduct during cross-examination of the defendant and during closing argument. Only the similar offense argument was preserved for review by contemporaneous objection; therefore,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. DiefenderferSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  2. Pigford v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  3. W.C.L. v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
  4. Adrian v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  5. People v. McClureSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. DouglasColorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. People v. WilsonColorado Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. JonesColorado Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. People v. MillerColorado Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. People v. McKibbenColorado Court of Appeals · 1993

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