Legal Opinion

Rivera v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1993No. 91-223PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Justice.

Calik Rivera appeals his conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, in violation of W.S. 35-7-1031(a)(ii) (1988). Most of his challenges center on the propriety of the reverse sting operation which led to his conviction. He also challenges the transactional immunity given to a witness who testified against him. Finding no error in the issues he presents, we affirm.

Appellant states the issues as follows:

I. Whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the entrapment issue based upon the assumption that Wyoming had adopted the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Sorrells v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Sherman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Hampton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Jacobson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  2. Kerns v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Meerscheidt v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Hampton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. HoustonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996

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