Opinion ID: 2569354
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 24

Heading: Whether the trial court allowed improper sympathy evidence to be admitted.

Text: Harlan complains about a photograph of Maloney taken while she was alive, police testimony that Maloney's husband was extremely upset when he was told that his wife was missing, and testimony as to the condition of Maloney's body when it was found. Maloney's photograph was used by witnesses to identify her; the fact that the victim's husband was distraught was natural and foreseeable and could not have prejudiced the defendant; and we have already held that there was no error in admitting evidence of the circumstances under which Maloney's body was found, how long the body had been under the bridge, and the existence of post-mortem injuries. See supra Appendix Part B.4. A defendant may not preclude the prosecution from presenting evidence of a fact by conceding the existence of the fact. See Kostal, 160 Colo. at 77, 414 P.2d at 130.