Legal Opinion
People v. West
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided August 25, 1986No. 84SA210PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Chief Justice.
The defendant, Joel Saunders West, appeals his conviction for sexual assault on a child. He claims that the statutory definition of “sexual contact” in section 18-3-401(4), 8 C.R.S. (1978), which definition is an essential component of the crime of sexual assault on a child, is unconstitutionally vague in violation of due process of law. 1 In addition to his constitutional challenge, West also contends that the district court erred in denying his challenge for cause to a prospective juror and that the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict. We are…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People v. BennettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1973
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- People v. SnyderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
- Preston v. DupontSupreme Court of Colorado · 2001
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