Legal Opinion

Shunn v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 18, 1987No. 87-32PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment and sentence rendered after a jury found appellant guilty of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of § 6-2-302(a)(i), W.S.1977 (June 1983 Replacement). 1 Appellant states the issue as:

“Whether the vague wording of Wyoming’s marital exception statute, Wyoming Statute section 6-2-307, renders Wyoming’s sexual assault statute, Wyoming Statute section 6-2-302, unconstitutional as applied to a person convicted of sexually assaulting his spouse.”

We affirm.

In December of 1985, the victim, Connie Shunn, filed a divorce action against…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Second Employers'liability CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  3. People v. LibertaNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Dayton v. LashSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. Keser v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Lane v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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