Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 1978No. 4834PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPER, Justice.

Appellant-defendant was found guilty by a jury in district court of perjury in violation of § 6-153.1, W.S.1957,1975 Cum.Supp. [§ 6-8-101, W.S.1977],1 and sentenced to a penitentiary term of not less than 18 months nor more than two years. On appeal, defendant raises five issues:

1. Whether the State successfully proved all elements of the crime of perjury;

2. Whether the trial judge erred in not removing the matter to juvenile court;

3. Whether the trial judge exhibited an open bias so that the jury was improperly influenced;

4. Whether the transcript of the trial in which the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Weiler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Hampton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  3. United States v. NorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Fuller v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Connor v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Sanville v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Armijo v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Russell v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Park County v. CooneyWyoming Supreme Court · 1992

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