Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1992No. 90-239PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

URBIGKIT, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Sarnie Lee Miller, Jr. (Miller), appeals from a first degree sexual assault 1 conviction contending that the trial court erred in allowing the introduction of certain evidence; the prosecutor committed misconduct in closing comments; as defendant, he was denied effective assistance of counsel; and cumulative trial error occurred further requiring reversal.

We affirm.

I. ISSUES

Miller asks in his appeal:

I. Did the trial court err by allowing the State to introduce prior bad acts under Rule 404(b) for the purpose of attacking appellant’s credibility?

II. Did a…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  3. People v. CollinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Stephens v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Scadden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Burton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
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  3. Calene v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Young v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Harper v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998

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