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People v. Estes

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 15, 2012No. 10CA2185PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Chief Judge DAVIDSON.

1 Defendant, Jeremy Rashon Estes, appeals from the judgment entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of felony menae-ing and assault in the third degree. We address, among other issues, the prosecutor's use in closing argument of an improper explanation of the presumption of innocence previously disapproved in People v. McBride, 228 P.3d 216, 223 (Colo.App.2009), and People v. Villa, 240 P.3d 343, 356 (Colo.App.2009). We affirm.

I. Factual Background

T2 The prosecution presented the following evidence: A seven-year-old boy told his father that, while he had…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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  5. People v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 2005

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3Cited by33 opinions

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