Legal Opinion

Cherniwchan v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 3, 1979No. 5024, 5025PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSE, Justice.

Defendants-appellants, James A. Cher-niwchan and James W. Harrison, were charged with, tried for, and found guilty of violating § 6-8-305, W.S.1977, pertaining to escape from the Wyoming State Penitentiary-

Eights days after their escape, namely on November 1, 1977, the defendants were arrested and returned to the penitentiary; and ten days later, a complaint and warrant issued, charging them with the crime of escape. The warrant was returned eight days later, on November 18, 1977.

On February 15, 1978, 107 days after their arrest, the defendants were, for the first time, brought…

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2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by38 opinions

  1. Elliott v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Harvey v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Wehr v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Grable v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Caton v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1985

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