Legal Opinion

Beartusk v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 10, 2000No. 98-243PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

Damian Beartusk appeals his conviction of sexual assault in the third degree. He argues that the jury selection process was unconstitutional, that the prosecutor tried the case during voir dire, that the State imper-missibly commented upon his exercise of his constitutional right to remain silent, and that hearsay was improperly admitted at trial. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

ISSUES

Appellant challenges the fairness of his trial, presenting four issues for review:

I. The trial court denied Damian Bear-tusk's constitutional right to a fair jury trial by dismissing…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. J. E. B. v. Alabama ex rel. T. B.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  4. JEB v. Alabama Ex Rel. TBSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Tome v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Lancaster v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Robinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Travis Bogard v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2019
  4. Jones v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2019
  5. Person v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004

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