Legal Opinion

Vigil v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 26, 1977No. 4659PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPER, Justice.

Appellant-defendant was found guilty by jury verdicts of five counts of assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced by the trial judge on only one count to a penitentiary term. The issues as raised by the defendant are: 1. Whether bond was excessive and, if so, denied defendant a fair trial; 2. Whether permitting the jtjry to return verdicts on all five counts constitutes double jeopardy and, additionally, denied a fair trial to defendant; 3. Whether Instruction No. 9, on intent, was proper. We will affirm.

Immediately following arrest in early March, 1975, defendant’s appearance…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  5. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  2. State v. RabeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Billis v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. MaderaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985

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