Legal Opinion

Hensley v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 2002No. 00-174, 01-90PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KITE, Justice.

[T1] After being convicted of conspiracy to deliver and delivery of methamphetamine, Deborah Hensley learned the state had failed to disclose evidence she could have used to impeach the prosecution's primary witness. Ms. Hensley filed a motion for a new trial pursuant to Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 88 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), which the trial court denied. The related case of Davis v. State, 2002 WY 88, 47 P.3d 981 is controlling and dictates we reverse and remand for a new trial because of the prosecution's failure to disclose potentially exeul-patory evidence.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Martin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Vassar v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Page v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Strickland v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  4. DeLOGE v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Downing v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2011

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