7 Wyoming opinions name it 1 courts 1981–2016 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Wyoming courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Gonzales v. Stategreen2 sentences2016A charge must "be sufficiently definite so that the defendant can prepare his defense and be granted protection from further prosecution for the *150 same offense (double jeopardy)." Hulsy v. State, 2009 WY 81, ¶ 9 , 209 P.3d 901, 904 (Wyo.2009), citing Gonzales v. State, 551 P.2d 929, 933 (Wyo.1976). 2009(Emphasis added.) [¶ 9] Several years ago, we described the constitutional and procedural principles underlying the notice and variance issues as follows: "An [information] to be legally sufficient must fairly indicate the crime charged, must state the essential elements of the alleged crime and be sufficiently definite so that the defendant can prepare his defense and be granted protection from further prosecution for the same offense (double jeopardy)" Gonzales v. State, 551 P.2d 929, 933 (Wyo.1976). | 5 | 5 |
HULSY v. Stategreen2 sentences2016A charge must "be sufficiently definite so that the defendant can prepare his defense and be granted protection from further prosecution for the *150 same offense (double jeopardy)." Hulsy v. State, 2009 WY 81, ¶ 9 , 209 P.3d 901, 904 (Wyo.2009), citing Gonzales v. State, 551 P.2d 929, 933 (Wyo.1976). 2016A charge must "be sufficiently definite so that the defendant can prepare his defense and be granted protection from further prosecution for the *150 same offense (double jeopardy)." Hulsy v. State, 2009 WY 81, ¶ 9 , 209 P.3d 901, 904 (Wyo.2009), citing Gonzales v. State, 551 P.2d 929, 933 (Wyo.1976). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Wyoming. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
State v. Faltynowicz
green
1 sentence1986“An indictment to be legally sufficient must fairly indicate the crime charged, must state the essential elements of the alleged crime and be sufficiently definite so that the defendant can prepare his defense, and definite enough so that the indictment will grant protection from further prosecution for the same offense.” State v. Faltynowicz, supra, 660 P.2d at 371 . | 1 | 1986–1986 |
Hovee v. State
green
2 sentences1983Hovee v. State, Wyo., 596 P.2d 1127 (1979). 1983Hovee v. State, Wyo., 596 P.2d 1127 (1979). | 1 | 1983–1983 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.