Legal Opinion
Pena v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 1990No. 89-123PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDEN, Justice.
In the summer of 1988, the Wyoming Southeast Drug Enforcement Team, through informants and controlled buys, linked Pena to the sale of cocaine. The investigation culminated in a large quantity of cocaine being seized in an August 5, 1988 search of Pena’s home. A jury found Pena guilty of 1) conspiracy to deliver cocaine; 2) delivery of cocaine; and 3) possession with intent to deliver cocaine. Pena, who was on parole for a previous drug conviction, received three concurrent sentences of six to eight years. Pena appeals his conviction and asserts that:
1. [T]he trial court erred…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Sanville v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by39 opinions
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