Legal Opinion

Sims v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 17, 1975No. 4362PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPER, Justice.

The áppellant-defendant was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to the Wyoming State Penitentiary for the crime of unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, lysergic-acid diethyla-mide, commonly known as LSD, in violation of § 35-347.31, W.S.1957, 1973 Cum.Supp. He asks three questions in this appeal:

1. Did the trial court improperly limit defense counsel’s cross-examination of the State’s principal witness relating to prior inconsistent statements made by the witness under oath ?

2. Did the trial court err in failing to grant a continuance on the basis…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Hays v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Murdock v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Asato v. FurtadoHawaii Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Mares v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Goodman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  2. State v. BlakeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Dodge v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Raigosa v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Stuebgen v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1976

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