PEOPLE v. ACOSTA

Court of Appeals No. 10CA0790.

338 P.3d 472 (2014)

2014 COA 82

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor Cirilo ACOSTA, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

Announced July 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Suthers , Attorney General, Nicole D. Wiggins , Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Elizabeth Griffin , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by JUDGE CASEBOLT

¶ 1 Defendant, Victor Cirilo Acosta, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of sexual assault on a child. He asserts that the trial court erred by refusing to sanction the prosecution for a discovery violation, admitting testimony that he was "very guilty-looking" after the assault, admitting a prejudicial hearsay statement, and instructing the prosecutor on how to introduce an item...

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