Legal Opinion

Byron Nelson Griggs v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 2, 2016No. S-14-0200PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAUTZ, Justice.

[T1] A jury found Byron Nelson Griggs guilty of four counts of first degree sexual abuse involving two minors, and the district court sentenced him to fife in prigon without the possibility of parole because he had previously been convicted of a similar offense. On appeal; Mr. Griggs asserts the district court erred by rejecting his ineffective assistance of counsel claim, determining the child witnesses were competent to testify, admitting hearsay testimony from various witnesses, denying his request for a continuance, and admitting evidence under W.R.E. 404(b). He also claims…

2Cases cited97 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by67 opinions

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