PEOPLE v. TUNIS

Court of Appeals No. 09CA0593.

2012 COA 126

The People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Anthony Tunis, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Colorado, Division V.

Announced August 2, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Deborah Isenberg Pratt , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Leslie A. Goldstein , L.L.C., Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion by CHIEF JUDGE DAVIDSON, Webb and Plank, JJ., concur.


Opinion by CHIEF JUDGE DAVIDSON.

¶ 1 The victim in this criminal case was sexually assaulted in her home. Defendant, William Anthony Tunis, was charged with the offense and, at a subsequent jury trial, he was identified as the assailant based on the victim's testimony and DNA evidence, including Y Chromosome-Short Tandem Repeat (Y-STR) evidence. Defendant was ultimately convicted of sexual assault and second degree burglary, both class three felonies, and sentenced...

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