Compton v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding error in failure to provide statutory definition of substantial step
• the State was required to prove the defendant had the intent to perform acts which, if accomplished, would constitute the charged crime and he acted on that intent but was unsuccessful in completing the crime
• crime of attempted first-degree sexual assault is a specific intent crime

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Giles v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2004-09-02· cited 50×
• Taylor v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2001-01-12· cited 45×
• Pierson v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1998-03-19· cited 44×
• Metzger v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2000-04-14· cited 41×
• Sam v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2017-08-24· cited 37×
• Whitney v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2004-10-21· cited 35×
• Wilson v. United States
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2001-11-15· cited 33×
• Keats v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2003-02-13· cited 33×
• Rigler v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1997-06-18· cited 32×
• Wilson v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2000-12-22· cited 32×
• White v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2003-12-19· cited 31×
• Seymore v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2007-02-23· cited 28×
• Johnson v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2003-01-23· cited 26×
• Harlow v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2005-02-04· cited 24×
• Streitmatter v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1999-06-04· cited 23×
• Jones v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2011-07-26· cited 23×
• Bloomfield v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2010-07-12· cited 21×
• Sean Wayne Weston v. The State of Wyoming
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2019-11-07· cited 20×
• Adams v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2005-08-17· cited 17×
• Morris v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 2009-07-10· cited 16×

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Bailey
  Supreme Court· 1980-01-21· cited 1,333×
• Collins v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1993-06-11· cited 58×
• Vigil v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1993-09-21· cited 54×
• Dorador v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1978-01-11· cited 42×
• People v. Frysig
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1981-05-26· cited 41×
• Arner v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1994-04-01· cited 39×
• Cardenas v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1991-05-23· cited 24×
• Jackson v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1995-03-06· cited 23×
• United States v. Richard A. Dougherty
  Eighth Circuit· 1985-05-31· cited 16×
• Driskill v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1988-09-22· cited 15×
• Lowseth v. State
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1994-06-02· cited 13×
• Bryant v. Sullivan
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1985-03-14· cited 3×