BROWDER v. STATE

No. 5596.

639 P.2d 889 (1982)

Cecil BROWDER, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Gallivan, Director, Wyoming Defender Aid Program (argued), Michael H. Schilling, Appellate Counsel, and Dann D. McLean, Student Intern, Laramie, for appellant.

Sharon A. Lyman, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Steven F. Freudenthal, Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before ROSE, C.J., and RAPER, THOMAS, ROONEY and BROWN, JJ.


RAPER, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment and sentence based upon appellant's conviction of first-degree sexual assault in violation of § 6-4-302, W.S. 1977.1 The issue he raises on appeal is whether the prosecutor's comments during closing argument constituted plain error.2

We will reverse.

On appeal, when presented with a challenge to the...

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