YAZZIE v. STATE

S-19-0200, S-20-0251.

487 P.3d 555 (2021)

2021 WY 72

Stewart Roy YAZZIE, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Office of the Public Defender: Diane M. Lozano , State Public Defender; Kirk A. Morgan , Chief Appellate Counsel; Professor Lauren McLane , Faculty Director, Andrew Sickenberger , Student Director, Stormi Chrest , Student Intern, Andrea Griena , Student Intern, and Nathan Yanchek , Student Intern, of the Defender Aid Clinic, University of Wyoming, College of Law. Argument by Mr. Yanchek.

Representing Appellee: Bridget L. Hill , Attorney General; Jenny L. Craig , Deputy Attorney General; Joshua C. Eames , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Timothy P. Zintak , Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Zintak.

Before DAVIS, C.J., and FOX, KAUTZ, and GRAY, JJ., and CONDER, D.J.


[¶1] A jury found Stewart Yazzie guilty of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery after the State used two peremptory challenges to strike the only minority jurors in the venire. Mr. Yazzie's trial counsel did not question the State's use of its peremptory challenges. Instead, his appellate counsel

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