People v. Pronovost

ERICKSON, Justice.

Defendant Charles Franklin Pronovost appealed from a judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of sexual assault on a child in violation of section 18-3-405, 8B C.R.S. (1986). The court of appeals reversed the conviction, holding that the trial court’s refusal to allow the late endorsement of an expert witness for the defense denied the defendant his right to a fair trial. People v. Pronovost, 756 P.2d 387 (Colo.App.1987). We granted the prosecution’s petition for certiorari to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding the…