Legal Opinion

People v. Goldfuss

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided September 2, 2004No. 02CA1412PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge MARQUEZ.

Defendant, Robert Paul Goldfuss, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of third degree assault. Defendant also appeals the sentence imposed. We affirm.

The victim testified that defendant, her common law husband, pushed her and struck her with a gun. The victim suffered bruising on her arms and leg and a gash to her head that required stitches.

I

Defendant first argues that the trial court erred by excluding evidence of his peaceful nature and his lack of a criminal record. We disagree.

Whether evidence is relevant is within the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Close v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
  3. People v. HickmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  4. State v. BogleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  5. People v. SepulvedaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Perez-VargasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  2. People v. GrantColorado Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. United States v. PaxtonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  4. People v. BondsteelColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. Peo v. McCoyColorado Court of Appeals · 2024

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