Legal Opinion
People v. Simon
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided July 9, 2009No. 06CA2229PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge CONNELLY.
Defendant, David Kenneth Simon, was convicted of ten counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust as part of a pattern of abuse under a former version of section 18-38-405.3, C.R.S. 2008. The trial court imposed enbanced sentences of ten years per count, consecutive to each other and to a twelve-year sentence on a related count of patronizing a prostituted child, for a total sentence of 112 years in prison.
The issue is whether one "pattern" of abuse of one victim may support multiple pattern convictions. Colorado sex assault statutes differ…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by4 opinions
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