PEOPLE v. SNOOK

No. 84CA1168.

729 P.2d 1026 (1986)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roland SNOOK, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Rehearing Denied September 18, 1986.

Certiorari Granted December 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., David R. Little, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Thomas M. Van Cleave, III, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


Certiorari Granted (People) December 22, 1986.

SMITH, Judge.

Defendant, Roland Snook, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of sexual assault on a child. He alleges error in the admission of expert testimony concerning the truthfulness of children who claim to be sexual abuse victims. We reverse.

The 11-year-old complaining witness here testified that defendant touched her breasts and pubic area...

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