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PEÑA v. STATE

No. S-12-0072.

294 P.3d 13 (2013)

2013 WY 4

Carlos Yammon PEÑA, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Scott Powers , Attorney at Law, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Gregory A. Phillips , Wyoming Attorney General; David L. Delicath , Deputy Attorney General; Theodore R. Racines , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Prof. Darrell D. Jackson , Faculty Director; Emily N. Thomas , Student Director, and Madison M. Brown , Student Intern, of the Prosecution Assistance Program.

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

DAVIS, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant Carlos Yammon Peña was convicted of felony larceny after taking a pickup truck without the owner's permission. After the verdict was returned and accepted, but before sentencing, he moved for a new trial. He alleged that members of the venire and/or the jury overheard conversations between the State's witnesses, and that the information to which they were exposed tainted and prejudiced them. The district court denied his motion...

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