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

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Parkhurst v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Scheikofsky v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Ex Parte HilleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Dean v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  2. People v. CusterMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Proffit v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Kaess v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Seaton v. State Highway Commission, District No. 1Wyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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