People v. Flores

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

Defendant, Armando Hernandez Flores, appeals the trial court’s denial of a Crim.P. 33 motion for a new trial and a Crim.P. 34 motion for arrest of judgment filed following his conviction of two counts of sexual assault on a child. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The defendant was charged with multiple felony counts relating to sexual assault on a child. He pled not guilty and, as one of several pre-trial motions, defense counsel moved to suppress a letter written by the defendant to the county court judge. The trial court initially granted the motion, but then…