Shelley Moore v. The State of Wyoming

KITE, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Shelley Moore was convicted after a jury trial of felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana At trial, he sought to introduce Chauncey Swain's out-of-court statements that the cocaine belonged to him. The district court excluded the statements because they were hearsay and did not meet the requirements for the "statement against interest" exception to the hearsay rule. On appeal, Mr. Moore claims the district court erred by refusing to allow Mr. Swain's statements to be introduced into evidence.

[¶2] We affirm.

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[¶3] Mr. Moore presents the…