Legal Opinion

Capwell v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 8, 1984No. 83-210PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Justice.

This appeal is from appellant Christopher Capwell’s conviction of attempted first degree sexual assault for which he was sentenced to a term of not less than five nor more than ten years.

We will affirm the conviction but remand for resentencing.

On December 21, 1982 appellant, Cap-well, knocked on the door of the victim’s apartment asking to speak to “John.” The victim was home alone and informed Cap-well that no one named John lived there. She then called her husband at work, who agreed to return home immediately. Cap-well left but shortly thereafter returned to the apartment…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Simpson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Nehring v. RussellWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Gariepy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
  5. Baltimore National Bank v. State Tax CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1936

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Story v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Olsen v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  3. State v. IldefonsoHawaii Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Phillips v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Amrein v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992

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