People v. Hunter

1121 I respectfully dissent. The majority concludes in this case that the "context" of the interaction between an offender and victim during an assault is not only relevant, but dispositive to determining whether the offender was a "stranger" for purposes of designating the offender a sexually violent predator ("SVP"). I disagree. The term "stranger" in section 18-8-414.5(1)(a)(IID), C.R.S. (2012), looks strictly to the existing relationship (or lack thereof) between the offender and victim. Importantly, the nature of this relationship does not vary with a victim's ability to identify the…