Legal Opinion

Dumas v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 24, 2018No. S-17-0298PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[¶1] Darren Dumas challenges his convictions for strangulation of a household member and domestic battery. He claims the district court erred in admitting victim impact evidence, an opinion as to his guilt, and evidence vouching for the credibility of the victim. We conclude that Mr. Dumas has failed to demonstrate plain error, and we affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] Mr. Dumas presents a single issue which we will address as three separate issues:

1. Did the district court commit plain error in allowing the State to present improper victim impact testimony?

2. Did the district court commit…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Stephens v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Saldana v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Gayler v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Schreibvogel v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. Timothy Dean Leners v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2021
  4. Bradley Ross Fairbourn v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2020
  5. Lewis v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018

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