Legal Opinion

Adger v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 11, 1978No. 4779PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GUTHRIE, Chief Justice.

Mable Louise Adger appeals her conviction of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon and the sentence therefor.

Defendant’s major contention on appeal is that .the trial court’s refusal to grant her pretrial motions for continuance did not permit her attorneys adequate time in which to prepare her defense and amounted in substance to a deprivation of her right to effective assistance of counsel guaranteed by both the State and Federal Constitutions. Because of our disposal, it is unnecessary to reach the other questions.

The question presented herein is not similar to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Avery v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Chandler v. Warden FretagSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  2. Chavez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Seeley v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Wilde v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Irvin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978

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