Legal Opinion

Brock v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 2012No. S-11-0108PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant, Derrick Lee Brock, challenges his conviction of larceny by bailee, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-402(b).1 He claims his trial attorney's failure to interview or call certain witnesses constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. He also contends the district court improperly limited cross-examination of a prosecution witness. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶ 2] Appellant presents the following issues:

1. Was it ineffective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to call the investigating police officers to testify with regard to their investigation?

2. Was it…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Frias v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Dickeson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Gist v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Asch v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

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