Legal Opinion

Mersereau v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided September 26, 2012No. S-11-0194PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[T1] The appellant, Adam J. Mersereau, was convicted of one count of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor and eight counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor. In this appeal, he raises eight issues where he claims there was error in his trial. After a careful review of the record, we cannot say that the appellant received a fair trial. Therefore, we reverse the appellant's convictions and remand for a new trial.

*103ISSUES

[12] 1. Whether the district court's decision that the victim was competent to testify was clearly erroneous.

2, Whether the district court abused its…

2Cases cited74 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by35 opinions

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