Legal Opinion
MacLaird v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1986No. 85-163PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
Appellant Steven Wayne MacLaird was found guilty of burglary by a jury and sentenced to a term in the penitentiary. On appeal he raises five issues:
“1. Can a person in custody, whose claimed personal property has been inventoried, segregated, and placed in a police evidence locker, have specific items seized without a warrant even if probable cause exists?
“2. May a prosecuting attorney give his personal affirmative unsworn testimony, while further demonstrating the evidence in an attempt to impeach an accused witness?
“3. May the prosecutor on cross-examination of the defendant…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Parkhurst v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- Scheikofsky v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- Ex Parte HilleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Dean v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. CusterMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
- Proffit v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
- Kaess v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
- Seaton v. State Highway Commission, District No. 1Wyoming Supreme Court · 1989
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