Sex Offender Ruling

A Colorado Court of appeals ruling means a Mesa County convicted sex offender may get a new trial.  60 year old Thomas West was convicted of raping a 6 year old girl at a party with several adults consuming alcohol and meth.  The Daily Sentinel says West argued his public defender had a conflict of interest having represented the victim's mother some 23 times over the span of 8 years.  The ruling sends West's case back to Mesa County for new hearings to decide whether West should have a new trial.