Legal Opinion

People v. Marks

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided December 3, 2015No. Court of Appeals 14CA0030PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

JUDGE HARRIS

"[ 1 Dominic Chee Marks appeals the judgment of conviction entered after a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree felony murder, aggravated robbery, and first degree burglary.

2 Mr., Marks raises two issues on appeal, arguing that the district court committed reversible error when it: (1) admitted certain DNA evidence without accompanying statistical data in violation of CRE 702 and 408 and (2) rejected his alternate suspect jury instruction. ~

18 As to the former issue, we agree that the "no conclusion" DNA evidence was improperly admitted; however, we find the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. United States v. John Ray Bonds (91-3610) Mark Verdi (91-3609) and Steven Wayne Yee (91-3608)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  2. People v. ShreckSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
  3. People v. GaffneySupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  4. People v. ZapataSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
  5. People v. GibbensSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

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