PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

Court of Appeals No. 13CA0295.

477 P.3d 721 (2016)

2016 COA 48

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Barnett WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

Announced April 7, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Douglas K. Wilson , Colorado State Public Defender, Inga K. Nelson , Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellant.


Opinion by JUDGE BERNARD

¶ 1 What is the proper scope of uncharged misconduct evidence that the prosecution uses to prove that a defendant had a modus operandi or that he or she engaged in a common plan? The answer to this question obviously depends on the facts of each case. But, as a general matter, we conclude that, with the exception of sexual assault cases and domestic violence cases that are governed by specific statutes, a court should only...

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