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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 2009 WY 2
  • 199 P.3d 1052
  • 2009 Wyo. LEXIS 2
  • 2009 WL 64223

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that evidence of refusal to provide DNA sample was not prohibited by Fifth Amendment
  • “When evidence is presented that is capable of producing conflicting inferences, the determination of which inference is proper should be left to the jury.” (citation omitted)
  • “When evidence is presented that is capable of producing conflicting inferences, the determination of which inference is proper should be left to the [factfinder].”
  • “[T]he Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, i.e., the right to remain silent, only extends to testimonial or communicative evidence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Voigt, Golden, Hill, Kite, Burke

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