Vialpando V. People

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in People v. Vialpando, 695 P.2d 1192 (Colo. App. 1984), which affirmed a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding the defendant, Theodore R. Vialpando, ineligible for release from commitment following an adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity. The court of appeals held that the district court properly excluded the defendant's proffer of testimony from an expert witness regarding conditions which a disposition committee of the Colorado State Hospital recommended to be imposed on the defendant in order to eliminate any potential danger incident to his release. In the court of appeals' view, such evidence was irrelevant as a matter of law. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand the case for a new release hearing.