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VASQUEZ v. PEOPLE

No. 07SC50.

173 P.3d 1099 (2007)

Jimmy VASQUEZ, Petitioner v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

November 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas K. Wilson, Colorado State Public Defender, Todd E. Mair, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner.

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Laurie A. Booras, First Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division, Criminal Justice Section, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent.

Justice RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Today we again address the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing, as recently discussed in People v. Moreno, 160 P.3d 242 (Colo.2007). In Moreno, we stated that to deprive a criminal defendant of his right to confront a witness, the defendant's wrongful conduct must have been "designed, at least in part, to subvert the criminal justice system by depriving that system of...

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