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Appeals court overturns Denver strangulation conviction for improper expert testimony
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Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a Denver man’s assault conviction on Thursday, finding an expert’s testimony about the potential risks of strangulation had no bearing on the facts of the case. Phillip L. Bauereiss and the victim got into an argument. Jurors heard that Bauereiss allegedly took a dog leash and wrapped it around the victim’s…
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Appeals panel reverses Jeffco sex assault conviction based on improper testimony
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A man convicted in Jefferson County for sexual assault will receive a new trial after the state’s Court of Appeals determined his jury heard improper testimony from an expert witness. Prosecutors called an expert in sex assault, trauma and behavior dynamics to testify at the 2018 trial of Alfonso McGregor. The prosecutor asked the expert…
