Browder v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
RAPER, Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment and sentence based upon appellant’s conviction of first-degree sexual assault in violation of § 6-4-302, W.S.1977.1 The issue he raises *891on appeal is whether the prosecutor’s comments during closing argument constituted plain error.2
We will reverse.
On appeal, when presented with a challenge to the trier of fact’s findings, we are required to accept the evidence of the prevailing party — in this instance the prosecution — as true, and leave out of consideration. entirely the evidence of the appellant in conflict therewith. McCarty v. State, Wyo.,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
- Hampton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Albert GrunbergerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Mayer v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
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- Engberg v. MeyerWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
- Wright v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
- Wilks v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
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