Legal Opinion

Jealous v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 2011No. S-11-0097PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶1] Appellant Enroe J. Jealous appeals his conviction for aggravated assault and battery, alleging that the district court committed reversible error in failing to properly instruct the jury on the elements of the crime. We disagree and affirm.

ISSUE

[¶2] Jealous offers this issue for our consideration:

Did reversible error occur when the trial court issued a confusing and misleading jury instruction, which was not in accordance with Wyoming law, and then failed to correct the error in response to a jury question?

FACTS

[¶3] During the afternoon hours of December 29, 2009, Adrian…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. GallagherNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Lessard v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Ogden v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Cazier v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Ewing v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Shey Elan BruceWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Travis J. Kovach v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Webb v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Larry Edward Magnus v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2013
  5. Joreski v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2012

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