Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 29, 1998No. 96-311PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Richard Smith, Jr. appeals from his conviction for delivering a controlled substance.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Smith presents the following issues for our review:

ISSUE I

Whether the trial court erred, as a matter of law, in making ex parte communication with the jury during [its] deliberations?

ISSUE II

Whether the trial court’s ex-parte communication with the jury denied the appellant’s right to a fair and impartial jury pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Art. 1, § • 10 of the Wyoming Constitution?

ISSUE III

Whether the trial court erred, as a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Kentucky v. StincerSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Saldana v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Smith v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Hoskins v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  3. Trujillo v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Griswold v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Dike v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999

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