Legal Opinion

Zabel v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided November 1, 1988No. 87-195PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Chief Justice.

Appellant George Zabel was charged with four counts of taking immodest, immoral and indecent liberties with a minor, § 14-3-105, W.S.1977. A jury found him guilty on one charge and not guilty of the remaining three charges, and he was sentenced to a term of two to five years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. Although appellant raises several issues on appeal, we conclude that the trial court committed plain error by allowing the State’s expert witness to testify to the credibility of the alleged victims, and we reverse appellant’s conviction on that ground.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. Anthony Damian AzureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  3. People v. BledsoeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. MoranArizona Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Scadden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. Yount v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Stephens v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Saldana v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Lancaster v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Gale v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990

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