Legal Opinion

Vigil v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 2004No. 03-22PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

[T1] George Vigil (Vigil) appeals from a judgment and sentence resulting from his conviction of aggravated assault and battery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-502(a)(iii). 1 On appeal, Vigil contends that his constitutional right to be represented by counsel at every critical stage of a criminal proceeding was violated when his request for a court appointed attorney was denied at his preliminary hearing. He also contends that certain hearsay evidence was admitted at his trial in violation of his constitutional right to confrontation. Finding that Vigil's right to…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Lilly v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by24 opinions

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