Legal Opinion

Browder v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 29, 1982No. 5596PublishedCited by 85 opinions

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

  1. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Hampton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  4. United States v. Albert GrunbergerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  5. Mayer v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by85 opinions

  1. State v. EnglandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Schmunk v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Engberg v. MeyerWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Wright v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Wilks v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002

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