Legal Opinion
Yellowbear v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 2008No. 06-246PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOIGT, Chief Justice.
[¶1] The appellant was convicted of two counts of felony murder, and two counts of being an accessory to felony murder, all based upon the physical abuse and death of his daughter. In this appeal, he questions whether the State of Wyoming had jurisdiction to prosecute him, whether the jury was properly instructed, and whether the prosecutor committed misconduct during rebuttal closing argument. We affirm, but remand for amendment of the Judgment and Sentence.
ISSUES
[¶2] 1. Did the crime occur in "Indian country," as that term is defined in 18 U.8.C. § 1151, thereby…
2Cases cited68 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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