Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 31, 1994No. 92SA495PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kirshbaum
Appellant Mack Willie Thomas was convicted of two counts of sexual assault on a child1 on August 26, 1986. On appeal, the court of appeals vacated the convictions and remanded the case for further proceedings with respect to the admissibility of hearsay evidence from two child witnesses. People v. Thomas, 770 P.2d 1324 (Colo.App.1988). On certiorari review, we reversed the court of appeals’ judgment and reinstated the convictions. Thomas v. People, 803 P.2d 144 (Colo.1990).
On September 27, 1991, Thomas filed a Crim.P. 35(e) motion to vacate his convictions on the ground of ineffective…
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