Legal Opinion
People v. Jefferson
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 19, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 11CA1465PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE DAILEY
¶ 1 Defendant, Dherl Jefferson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of sexual assault on a child and sexual assault on a child by one in position of trust. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I. Background
¶ 2 Defendant was a friend of L.T., a mother of two small children. In 2008 and 2009, he watched the children without their mother being present four times, including two overnights. On one of the overnights, he allegedly picked up five-year-old J.B., brought her to his bedroom, laid her on the bed, pulled down her…
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