Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 2011No. S-10-0099PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. SchefferSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Schmunk v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Wilks v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Bennett v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  5. State v. GutierrezNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  3. Clint D. Watkins v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  4. NLT v. State, Department of Family ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
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