PEOPLE v. EPPENS

No. 94CA2156.

948 P.2d 20 (1997)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott EPPENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. IV.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 22, 1997.

Certiorari Granted December 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Stephen K. ErkenBrack, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Timothy M. Tymkovich, Solicitor General, Eric V. Field, Special Assistant Attorney General, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Karen M. Gerash, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by Judge BRIGGS.

Defendant, Scott Eppens, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust. He contends the trial court erred in permitting testimony regarding the child's truthfulness on a specific occasion and in admitting a prior consistent statement to a police detective. We conclude that, because a witness improperly expressed an opinion essentially verifying that...

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