Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 1977No. 4604PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPER, Justice.

Appellant-defendant was found guilty by a jury in district court of first degree murder in killing a human being during an attempt to perpetrate a robbery in violation of § 6-54, W.S.1957, as amended,1 and sen*841tenced for the term of life in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. In this appeal, the defendant raises the following issues:

1. Was the circumstantial evidence adduced at trial sufficient to sustain his conviction?

2. Did the prosecution engage in massive suppression of exculpatory evidence?

3. Did the trial court err in denying defendant’s motion for a new trial based upon…

2Cases cited73 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Gale v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. PayneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Bouwkamp v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Russell v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978

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