PEOPLE v. RATH

No. 99SC916.

44 P.3d 1033 (2002)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, v. Russell S. RATH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken Salazar, Attorney General, Paul Koehler, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, CO, Attorney for Petitioner.

David S. Kaplan, Colorado State Public Defender, Julie Iskenderian, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, CO, Attorney for Respondent.


Justice COATS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The People sought review of the court of appeals' judgment reversing the defendant's convictions for first degree sexual assault and second degree kidnapping. The court of appeals found that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of two prior instances of uncharged misconduct by the defendant, involving two other young women, primarily because the defendant conceded he was the person who gave the...

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