Carlos Yammon Pena v. The State of Wyoming

DAVIS, Justice.

[1 1] Appellant Carlos Yammon Pefia was convicted of felony larceny after taking a pickup truck without the owner's permission. After the verdiet was returned and accepted, but before sentencing, he moved for a new trial. He alleged that members of the venire and/or the jury overheard conversations between the State's witnesses, and that the information to which they were exposed tainted and prejudiced them. The district court denied his motion, finding that he had waived his right to ask for a new trial by failing to bring the alleged communications with jurors or potential…