The People of the State of Colorado, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent: v. Javier Vega Dominguez, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner:

Summary

The court held that any equal-protection error in entering the conviction for attempted patronizing a prostituted child was not plain because no clear, settled, on-point authority made the alleged error obvious. It also held that the applicable mental state for soliciting for child prostitution is knowingly and that the jury instructions, read together, adequately conveyed that requirement. The court therefore reversed the equal-protection portion of the court of appeals' judgment, vacated its merits analysis on that issue, and affirmed the judgment upholding the solicitation conviction.