Legal Opinion
Candelaria v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided July 1, 2013No. Supreme Court Case No. 10SC794PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
T 1 In this sexual assault case, we interpret the relationship criterion of the sexually violent predator ("SVP") statute, section 18-3-414.5(1)(a)(III), C.R.S. (2012), and hold that an offender need not specifically intend to establish or promote a relationship with the victim primarily for the purpose of sexual victimization to satisfy that provision. We accordingly overrule the court of appeals' decision in People v. Stead, 66 P.3d 117, 122 (Colo.App.2002), to the extent that it conflicts with this opinion.
12 In addition, after applying our interpretation of the relationship criterion to…
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