[DOWNLOAD] "Vigil V. State" by Supreme Court of Wyoming # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Vigil V. State
- Author : Supreme Court of Wyoming
- Release Date : January 11, 1996
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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The primary issue in this case, a claim of error in admitting evidence of prior bad acts as asserted by Andy Jasper Vigil (Vigil), induces us to revisit the criteria outlined in Dean v. State, 865 P.2d 601 (Wyo. 1993), and to conform our process to that used in applying the FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE. Additional claims of error are based upon asserted, impermissible comment on Vigil's exercise of his right to remain silent and upon prosecutorial misconduct in closing argument. After accommodating our rule to that of the federal courts, we hold there was no error in admitting the evidence of prior bad acts and, under our precedents, no error occurred with respect to comment upon the exercise of the right of silence or improper argument by the prosecutor. The Judgment and Sentence appealed from is affirmed.