LUFTIG v. STATE

No. S-09-0101.

228 P.3d 857 (2010)

2010 WY 43

Christopher Copty LUFTIG, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Galen Woelk of Aron and Hennig, LLP, Laramie, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Bruce A. Salzburg, Attorney General; Terry L. Armitage, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Graham M. Smith, Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Smith.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


KITE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Christopher Copty Luftig was convicted of burglary for entering a vehicle with intent to commit larceny. He appeals, claiming the district court committed plain error by allowing the admission of improper testimony about a series of Colorado car thefts for which he pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated motor vehicle theft and that his trial counsel was ineffective.

[¶ 2] We conclude that, even though some of the testimony...

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