Legal Opinion

People v. Mathes

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided February 21, 1985No. 83CA0964PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BABCOCK, Judge.

Defendant, Richard Allen Mathes, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon jury verdicts finding him guilty of two counts of sexual assault on a child. We reverse and remand for new trial.

I

Defendant’s primary contention is that the trial court erred in denying his motions in limine to exclude testimony of a detective, a social services worker, a psychologist, and a pediatrician concerning out-of-court statements made to them by the four-year-old victim. The trial court relied solely on People ex rel. W.C.L., 650 P.2d 1302 (Colo.App.1982) when it denied the motions at…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Stull v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1959
  3. Smith v. MillerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
  4. People v. HoneySupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. People v. DementSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983

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3Cited by29 opinions

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  3. Brooks v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  4. Lindsey v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  5. People v. District Court of El Paso CountySupreme Court of Colorado · 1989

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