Sullivan v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Justice.
¶1] After being found guilty of two counts of first degree sexual abuse of a minor, Monty Sullivan asserts that he was denied the right to a fair trial due to prosecuto-rial misconduct. We affirm.
ISSUE
¶2] Sullivan raises one issue before this Court:
Mr. Sullivan was denied his right to a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct which occurred when the prosecutor solicited inappropriate testimony from its witness and informed the jury that Mr. Sullivan did not take a polygraph test.
FACTS
¶3] In February of 2009, the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) took K.T., a minor…
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