Legal Opinion

State v. Evans

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 19, 1997No. 96-104PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

Petitioner State of Wyoming seeks review of the district court’s suppression of the admissions of an accused. Following an evi-dentiary hearing on respondent Tammy Evans’ motion to suppress a statement, the district court ruled that the prosecution had not met its burden of proof that the statement was given voluntarily and granted the suppression motion.

We affirm.

The State presents this statement of the issue:

Did the district court judge misapply the law when he found that:(1) the Respondent, Mrs. Evans, knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waived her rights under…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  4. Simmers v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Peña v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004

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