Legal Opinion
People v. Simon
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 19, 2011No. Nos. 09SC665, 09SC1043PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marquez
In this opinion, we review decisions in two court of appeals cases, People v. Simon, 219 P.3d 789 (Colo.App.2009), and People v. Tillery, 231 P.3d 36 (Colo.App.2009).
Colorado's sexual assault statutes authorize the possibility of greater punishments for sexual crimes against children that are committed "as a part of a pattern of sexual abuse." Relevant here, section 18-8-405.3 makes a single incident of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust a class 4 felony where the victim is at least fifteen years old but less than eighteen years old; however, the offense is elevated to a…
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