Legal Opinion
People v. Saiz
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 10, 2001No. 99SC513PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Coats
The People sought review by certiorari of the court of appeals' judgment in People v. Saiz, No. 97CA1665 (Colo.App. Apr. 1, 1999) (not selected for publication), reversing the defendant's conviction for second degree murder. The court of appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding as cumulative and unnecessary certain videotaped statements of the defendant's son that were inconsistent with his testimony at trial responding to questions about being coached. Because the trial court acted within the range of its discretion in concluding that the purpose for which the…
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