PETERSON v. STATE

No. S-10-0140.

270 P.3d 648 (2012)

2012 WY 17

Carl William PETERSON, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 9, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Diane M. Lozano , Wyoming State Public Defender; Tina N. Olson , Appellant Counsel; David E. Westling , Senior Assistant Appellate Counsel. Argument by Mr. Westling.

Representing Appellee: Gregory A. Phillips , Wyoming Attorney General; Terry L. Armitage , Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Stewart M. Young , Faculty Director, Joshua Beau Taylor , Student Director, and Anthony Barton , Student Intern, of the Prosecution Assistance Program. Argument by Mr. Taylor .

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


GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant Carl William Peterson appeals his convictions for second degree sexual abuse of a minor and soliciting a minor to engage in sexual relations, raising multiple allegations of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We will affirm.

ISSUE

[¶ 2] Peterson presents the following issue for our review:

Did the cumulative effect of trial counsel's general lack of preparation, failure to investigate, failure...

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