People v. Wittrein

I. Introduction

The People appeal the decision of the court of appeals in People v. Wittrein, 198 P.3d 1237 (Colo.App.2008), reversing the defendant's convictions and remanding the case to the trial court for a new trial. We reverse and remand the case to the court of appeals for consideration of the defendant's other arguments raised, but not yet resolved, in his original appeal.

The defendant, David Arthur Wittrein, was charged and convicted of nineteen counts of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust as part of a pattern of abuse, and one count each of sexual assault on a…