Colorado Court of Appeals· 3/14/2002

People v. Rivera

Citations

56 P.3d 1155
2002 Colo. App. LEXIS 389
2002 WL 31268890

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reversing for failure to provide unanimity instruction where the defendant’s conduct involved numerous transactions with twenty-five investors over a two-year period
finding reversal is required when “there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury could have disagreed concerning the act or acts defendant committed”
The fact finder “retains its authority to determine the facts from the evidence and accept or reject” expert opinion testimony.
Even if a “witness opines with respect to an ultimate issue, the jury retains its authority to determine the facts from the evidence and accept or reject such opinions.”

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Judges: Casebolt, Kapelke, Vogt

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