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PEOPLE v. RECTOR

No. 06CA0747.

226 P.3d 1170 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tember Terri RECTOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

July 9, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers, Attorney General, Corelle M. Spettigue, Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul Grant, Parker, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion by Judge TAUBMAN.

Defendant, Tember Terri Rector, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding her guilty on one count of felony child abuse. Because we conclude Dr. Andrew Sirotnak, an expert witness for the People, was improperly permitted to testify that the injuries to the child victim, T.D., were caused by child abuse, we reverse and remand.

I. Background

Rector and her husband cared for children as foster parents...

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