Legal Opinion

Amin v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1989No. 87-289PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice, Retired.

Abdula Amin appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. That petition raises the following issues:

I

Appellant was denied effective assistance, due process, and equal protection by counsel’s failure to argue marital privilege as means to defeat joinder of his trial with that of his spouse.

II

Counsel’s failure to effectively cross-examine Valerie Amin deprived petitioner of his constitutional right to confront witnesses and effective assistance of counsel.

III

Counsel’s failure to object to improper impeachment of Valerie Amin was prejudicial to appellant…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Cutbirth v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Amin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Pote v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Hoggatt v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Calene v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Stogner v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Amin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
  4. Schreibvogel v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
  5. Amin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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