Legal Opinion

Capshaw v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1986No. 85-63PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Justice.

Appellant Gary Capshaw was convicted of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance in violation of §§ 35-7-1031(a)(ii) and 35-7-1014(d)(x), W.S.1977. On appeal he contends that his conviction should be reversed because of prosecutorial misconduct, improper denial of a continuance, ineffective assistance of counsel, and the denial of his right to a fair trial.

We affirm.

FACTS

On May 15 and June 3, 1983, undercover narcotics officer Michael Bachert of the Casper Police Department purchased marijuana from appellant. At the time of the transactions, Officer Bachert wore a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Peterson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Munden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Story v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Herdt v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Tennant v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Calene v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Taylor v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001

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