Legal Opinion

Cook v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 2000No. 98-332PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Joseph Dean Cook, Sr. (Cook) appeals his convictions on three counts of taking immodest, immoral and indecent liberties with a child, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-105(a) (Michie Cum.Supp.1996). 1 In his initial issue, Cook contends the district court erred when it allowed three prosecution witnesses to vouch for the credibility of the victim. He also argues that the court improperly admitted evidence of prior consistent statements by the victim and abused its discretion by failing to impose sanctions for an alleged violation of a sequestration order. Finally,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Scadden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Griego v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Lancaster v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Wilde v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Seward v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Major v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Ford v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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