Legal Opinion

Kerns v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 25, 1996No. 95-94PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Chief Justice.

Appellant James William Kerns appeals his conviction and sentence for first degree murder. His appeal challenges jury selection, witness immunity, failure to disclose evidence, hearsay, and various prosecutorial actions during trial.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Kerns presents these issues:

1. Did the trial court deny the Appellant his constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury when it abused its discretion during the jury selection process by requiring the Appellant to use a peremptory challenge on a biased jury member?

2. Did the prosecutor improperly grant immunity from…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. United States v. Eric C. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by37 opinions

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  2. Skinner v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Olsen v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Ryan v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Solis v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999

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