Legal Opinion
Pearson v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1991No. 90-96PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDINE, Justice.
James Pearson challenges his forgery conviction. The issues he brings concern the admission of evidence over objection which he contends violated W.R.E. 404, the State’s closing argument, and his refused instructions concerning eyewitness identification.
We affirm.
Pearson frames the issues as:
“I. Whether the court below erred when it admitted evidence of Mr. Pearson’s prior bad acts in violation of W.R.E. 404(b) when an alibi witness was improperly cross examined.
“II. Whether the court below erred by allowing the prosecutor to discuss mathematical probabilities in his closing…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Schmunk v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by33 opinions
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