Legal Opinion
Carter v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 2010No. S-09-0181PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOIGT, Justice.
[T1] Jeffery Lee Carter (Carter) was tried by a jury and convicted of the second-degree murder of Johnny Shane Moody (Moody). Carter appeals from the Judgment and Sentence, arguing prosecutorial misconduct and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no prejudicial error, we affirm.
ISSUES
[T2] 1. Did the prosecutor commit misconduct by referring to Carter as the "black guy" and Moody as the "white guy?"
2. Was trial counsel ineffective?
FACTS
[T3] During an argument that turned into a physical altercation, Carter stabbed Moody, killing him. Carter was arrested for, charged…
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