SMETHURST v. STATE

No. 87-148.

756 P.2d 196 (1988)

Gerald SMETHURST, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wyoming Public Defender Program, Julie D. Naylor, Appellate Counsel, Cheyenne, for appellant.

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Michele J. Neves, Student Intern, Cheyenne, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ., and KAIL, District Judge.


KAIL, District Judge.

Gerald Smethurst was tried and found guilty of first degree sexual assault in violation of § 6-2-302(a)(i), W.S. 1977 (June 1983 Replacement). Smethurst was sentenced to incarceration at the Wyoming State Penitentiary for a period of not less than twelve nor more than thirty years. Smethurst appeals his conviction and sentence.

Smethurst raises the following issues on appeal:

1. Whether appellant's right to trial before...

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