Wyoming Supreme Court· 7/23/1981

Mason v. State

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631 P.2d 1051
1981 Wyo. LEXIS 363

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noting that it is impossible for the defendant to test the accuracy of statements made by state’s witnesses if they are not available to testify and finding plain error where defendant was unable to demonstrate alternative theory
finding plain error in admission of hearsay testimony and concluding that defendant’s interest in questioning the actual source of the information is far stronger when the evidence is introduced to establish a substantive violation, not merely defendant’s general character
finding plain error in admission of hearsay testimony and concluding that defendant's interest in questioning the actual source of the information is far stronger when the evidence is introduced to establish a substantive violation, not merely defendant's general character
superseded by rule on other grounds as stated in Robinson v. State, 2016 WY 90, ¶ 38, 378 P.3d 599, 609–10 (Wyo. 2016)
hearsay evidence admitted to establish probationer guilty of burglary

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Judges: Rose, Rapper, Thomas, Rooney, O'Brien

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