Wyoming Supreme Court· 5/19/2010

Garza v. State

Citations

2010 WY 64
231 P.3d 884
2010 Wyo. LEXIS 67
2010 WL 1980854

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holding noncorroboration instruction was a correct statement of law but was improper because “an instruction highlighting or denigrating a victim’s testimony has the potential to mislead the jury”
finding jury noncorroboration instruction harmless error because “the record reveals that the testimony of the victim was corroborated by other evidence”
finding instruction “highlighting or denigrating” victim’s testimony had potential to mislead the jury
“Since there was some corroboration of the victim’s testimony, the challenged instruction, in essence, pertained to a moot point.”
review of denial of motion for new trial is for abuse of discretion

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Judges: Voigt, Golden, Hill, Kite, Burke

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