RICHTER v. STATE

Nos. 5497, 5498.

642 P.2d 1269 (1982)

Ronald Dean RICHTER, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff). Alvin Leroy RICHTER, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Schilling, Appellate Counsel, Wyoming Public Defender Program, Laramie, Sylvia Lee Hackl, Asst. Public Defender, Cheyenne, and Jodi Brayton, Public Defender Intern, Cheyenne, signed brief on behalf of appellants. Ms. Hackl appeared in oral argument.

Steven F. Freudenthal, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Crim. Div., and Allen C. Johnson, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., signed brief on behalf of appellee. Mr. Johnson appeared in oral argument.

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


RAPER, Justice.

Appellants were each convicted of first degree sexual assault in violation of § 6-4-302(a)(ii), W.S. 1977.1 Both have appealed their convictions, though on different grounds. Appellant, Ronald Richter, mounts a challenge based upon a violation of his constitutionally guaranteed right to silence. He contends that it was reversible error for the prosecutor to cross-examine...

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