Legal Opinion

Montez v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1983No. 83-91PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Steven Montez, guilty of delivery of a controlled substance and determined that he was an habitual criminal. As a result, appellant’s sentence for delivery of a controlled substance was enhanced.

According to appellant the issues are: “1. Whether Appellant was denied his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when he was forced to testify concerning his prior felonies during the trial on the substantive offense.

“2. Whether the trial court erred in denying Appellant’s motion to strike the habitual criminal portion of the Information, since said…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. In Re YurkoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Evans v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Irizarry v. President of Harvard CollegeSupreme Court of the United States · 1958

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Caton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  3. Hennigan v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Lee v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Smith v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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