Legal Opinion

Martinez v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 8, 1997No. 96-242PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Ben Martinez appeals from the judgment and sentence which the trial court entered after a jury found that he was guilty of conspiring to deliver a controlled sub stance and attempting to deliver a controlled substance.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Martinez presents three issues for our analysis:

ISSUE I

Were the incriminating statements the appellant made to DCI agents following his arrest and before being read his Miranda rights voluntary under the totality of the circumstances?

ISSUE II

Was the evidence produced at trial ... sufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt all elements…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Wilson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Bloomquist v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Vasquez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  2. State v. GuthrieWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Trujillo v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Griswold v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Bhutto v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2005

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