Legal Opinion

Lessard v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 1986No. 85-75PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The first issue presented in this appeal is whether a verdict finding Lonnie Lessard guilty of one count of sexual assault and one count of aggravated burglary must be set aside in view of the findings in the same verdict of not guilty with respect to two other counts of sexual assault which were alleged to be based upon the same transaction. A second issue is raised which asserts error in the admission of expert testimony concerning the reactions of victims of sexual assault. We hold that there is no error in the admission of the expert testimony and that the divergent…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Tison v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Horning v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920

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3Cited by70 opinions

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  4. Stephens v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Scadden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987

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