Legal Opinion

Loomer v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1989No. 87-253PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Chief Justice.

Appellant David Loomer appeals his jury conviction of the charges of aggravated robbery for which he was sentenced to 20 to 25 years and kidnapping for which he was sentenced to 25 to 40 years. Appellant was also ordered to pay $50 to the Wyoming State Victim’s Compensation Fund and $2500 to Converse County as “reimbursement of costs in this matter.”

The issues, as presented by appellant for our determination, are:

“Whether the district court erred in placing the burden of proof on the defense to show that Appellant was incompetent to proceed to trial.”
“Whether or not it…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Cooper v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  2. State v. KefferWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. James Edward S.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1990
  4. King v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Smith v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2009

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