Legal Opinion
Morris v. Suthers
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided April 17, 2001No. CIV.A. 97-M-2197PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MATSCH, District Judge.
John Morris (“Mr.Morris”) is serving a sentence of life in prison on the uncorroborated statements of a 12 year old boy that he was fondled during the early morning hours of January 31, 1992. Because the trial court excluded the relevant testimony of a qualified expert witness under circumstances that impugned the integrity of defense counsel in the eyes of the jury and restricted the cross-examination of a key prosecution witness, Mr. Morris’ application for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is granted.
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- People v. HamptonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
- Richmond v. EmbryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
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