Legal Opinion

Martinez v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 2018No. S-18-0080PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOMGAARDEN, Justice.

[¶1] A jury found Appellant, Miguel Alberto "Michelle" Martinez (Ms. Martinez),1 guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the first and second degree. Ms. Martinez seeks reversal of both convictions claiming there is insufficient evidence to sustain them. In addition, Ms. Martinez claims prejudice because the district court precluded her from presenting character evidence pertaining to the victim. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] Ms. Martinez presents two issues, which we rephrase as follows:

I. Did the district court err when it denied Ms. Martinez's motion for judgment of acquittal on…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. LP v. Natrona County Department of Public Assistance & Social ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Rhodes v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1969
  3. State v. EugenioWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Jesus Antonio Gonzalez-Ochoa v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  5. State v. HinesWyoming Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by8 opinions

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