Legal Opinion
People v. Pronovost
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1988No. 86CA0980PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN CISE, Judge.
Defendant, Charles Pronovost, appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of sexual assault on an 11-year-old child allegedly committed in April 1985. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I
Defendant first contends that testimony by a psychiatrist called as an expert witness on behalf of the People was improper because it was the equivalent of a statement that the victim was telling the truth. Under the present state of the law, we disagree.
In child sexual abuse cases, an expert witness may not express an opinion that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Tevlin v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Luis Albert Alicea v. John R. Gagnon, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Jake H. Davis, Jr., Barry Gene Spence, Lloyd D. Murray and Honorio MontanezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. FasySupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
- State v. J.Q.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991
- People v. PronovostSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
- People v. MorrisonColorado Court of Appeals · 1999
- People v. EppensColorado Court of Appeals · 1997
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