Taylor v. State

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant appeals from a conviction of first-degree sexual assault, in violation of § 6-4-302(a)(ii), W.S.1977. He urges a single issue on appeal:

“The trial court erred in admitting into evidence, over appellant’s objection, a cigarette butt found in the parking lot near the scene of the alleged assault.”

We will affirm.

The victim accepted a ride home from a man whom she met in the parking lot of a bar in Cheyenne, Wyoming. En-route to the victim’s residence, the driver made a “pit stop” behind a liquor store, located a short distance from the bar. When the driver got out of his…