Legal Opinion

People v. Arguello

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 5, 1987No. 85CA0856PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge.

Defendant, Jose Philigonio Arguello, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered and the sentence imposed following a jury verdict finding him guilty of sexual assault on a child. He contends that the trial court erred by ruling that the victim was unavailable as a witness, thereby admitting her testimony from previous trials and other hearsay statements into evidence, and by considering improper factors in sentencing. We affirm.

Defendant was charged with sexual assault on a child in connection with an alleged incident involving a six-year-old girl. He was tried on this…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. People v. DementSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. People v. WalkerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. People v. MathesColorado Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. PinedaColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. People v. FranklinColorado Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Breeden v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1993
  4. People v. BarnumColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. People v. HernandezColorado Court of Appeals · 1995

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