McChesney v. State

I would affirm McChesney’s conviction in this case. Is it merely an accident of alliteration that the word “Life” precedes the word “Liberty” in the Declaration of Independence,1 or did the signatories of that historic document intend to prioritize life over liberty interests? The correct answer is that the order was intentional, and the lives of our Wyoming citizens surely weigh more on the scales of justice than the relative inconvenience of an investigatory stop of a motorist.

An appropriate refutation of the majority opinion in this case is set forth in a decision of the Court of Appeals…