Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Town of Lusk

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 1986No. 85-151PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The essence of the claim of error in this case as we perceive it, is that an unsworn traffic citation which was issued and which charged a violation of a town ordinance is insufficient to invoke the jurisdiction of the municipal court. The consequence of the failure to verify the complaint according to the appellant is that he was deprived of constitutional due process. There are collateral claims of error set forth in the appellant’s brief, and we will quote those hereafter. We conclude that there was no error in connection with the appellant’s conviction. That is the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. United States v. FreedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. LP v. Natrona County Department of Public Assistance & Social ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Armijo v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Elder v. JonesWyoming Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Maresca v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Hance v. StraatsmaWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Hamburg v. HeilbrunWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Kipp v. BrownWyoming Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Dawson v. City of CasperWyoming Supreme Court · 1987

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