Legal Opinion

Leach v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 26, 1992No. 92-10PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

URBIGKIT, Justice.

An arson conviction provides cause for our review of a corpus delicti issue. Ability to pay presents a restitution question and the appeal includes an ineffectiveness of counsel contention. The second issue— restitution — is conceded by the State. The third issue is conceded by appellant and we affirm the conviction on the arson charge.

Farron Dean Leach, appellant, and his ex-girlfriend (OGF) had a tempestuous on-again, off-again romantic relationship having, at one time, lived together. A onetime restraining order had also been obtained by OGF. May 4 and 5, 1991 provided a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. ArtisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  4. Neville v. Appellate DivisionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Alcala v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Herdt v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Calene v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Betzle v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Murray v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Barkell v. CrouseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006

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