Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 28, 2000No. 99-167PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

This appeal primarily requires that we determine whether hearsay evidence that served to establish Appellant Kevin Robinson's sexual relationship with a fifteen-year-old girl and his motive for killing her was properly admitted under several exceptions. Robinson was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in her death, and his sexual relationship with her resulted in additional convictions for soliciting to engage in illicit sexual relations with a minor and immoral or indecent acts with a minor child. He presents a number of other constitutional and evidentiary issues.

We affirm…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Luce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Lilly v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Lancaster v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
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  3. Butcher v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
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  5. Teniente v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007

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