The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed a second-degree murder conviction, clarified sufficiency review, rejected plain error in a transferred-intent instruction, and retained Strickland for state constitutional ineffective-assistance claims.
The Wyoming Supreme Court held that a post-competency trial setting complied with Rule 48 because the delay served the due administration of justice, Martinez had notice, and he suffered no substantial prejudice.
The Wyoming Supreme Court held that approved accommodations supported knowing and voluntary Alford pleas, and that no informed assistant was mandated.
The Wyoming Supreme Court held that a court need not explain a Rule 35(b) denial in detail and that rehabilitation alone does not require a sentence reduction.