Legal Opinion

Chavez v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1979No. 5103PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

In this unique case the primary argument concerns the sufficiency of the evidence to justify the denial by the trial court of a motion for a judgment of acquittal at the close of the trial on a charge presenting alternative theories of first degree sexual assault under § 6-4-302(a)(i) and (iii) W.S. 1977. The appellant also argues the unconstitutionality of the sexual assault statute, asserting that it violates established due process principles and is void because of vagueness. We conclude that the evidence was not sufficient to submit this case to the jury, and we will…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Cloman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Russell v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  4. United States v. Robert E. Burns and Margaret Ann GreenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Montez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Patterson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Richter v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Price v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Lance David Bean v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Leppek v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981

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