Legal Opinion
People v. Garcia
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 2007No. 04CA2240PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge ROMAN.
Defendant, Nicholas G. Garcia, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of sexual assault against a physically helpless victim, § 18-3-402(1)(h), C.R.S.2006. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the sexual assault charge. Defendant does not appeal his conviction for possession of marijuana, § 18-18, 406(1), C.R.S.2006, and we do not address it.
According to the People's evidence, defendant, who was eighteen years old at the time, was at his teenage friend's house smoking marijuana and watching a movie. When the friend's mother…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. ReaganMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Masters v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2002
- People v. LarsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
- People v. FisherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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