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PEOPLE v. HARRIS

Court of Appeals No. 08CA1617.

370 P.3d 231 (2015)

2015 COA 53

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LaShawn Lynn HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Division V.

Announced May 7, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Katherine A. Hansen , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Ellen K. Eggleston , Deputy State Public Defender, Dayna Vise , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.

Opinion by JUDGE ASHBY

¶ 1 Defendant, LaShawn Lynn Harris, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding her guilty of child abuse — resulting in death and reckless endangerment. We conclude that the trial court erred by admitting other act evidence, and that this error was not harmless. We therefore reverse and remand for a new trial.

I. Background

¶ 2 In 2005, Harris lived with her two children...

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