Wyoming Supreme Court and
Legislative Update
May 9, 2013 Presentation to the
Wyoming Association of Municipal
Judges
Thomas Campbell
District Judge
First Judicial District
• Wyoming Supreme Court decided 167 cases in 2012
• Average is about 170 the last few years
• Justice Golden retired and was replaced by Justice
Davis.
• U.S. Supreme Court decided 78 cases in 2012.
• Also average
• Citations are by name and Wyoming number
and can be found at either
www.courts.state.wy.us or
http://wyomcases.courts.state.wy.us
• U.S. Supreme Court cases are referenced to
reporter number, but are in tables at
www.supremecourt.gov
• Bills are by number and Session laws chapter
and are at www.legisweb.state.wy.us
Wyoming Supreme Court Highlights
• Phippen v. State, 2013 WY 30- Dog search
(Florida v. Harris 568 U.S. ___ 2013)
• Phelps/Fitch v. State, 2012 WY 87-Dog search
and reason to stop
• Dimino v. State, 2012 WY 131-Dog search and
reason to stop
• Venegas v. State, 2012 WY 136-DWUI and
Reason to stop, citizen informant.
• Nguyen v. State, 2013 WY 50-Factual basis
• Dobbins v. State, 2012 WY 110-Rule 11
advisements
• Kovach v. State, 2013 WY 6-compliance with
pretrial orders
• Starrett v. State, 2012 WY 133-firearms
warning
• Huckfeldt v. State, 2013 WY 29-continuance
for missing witness
• Kramer v. State, 2012 WY 68- confrontation,
witness by video.
• Carter v. State, 2012 WY 109- opinion
evidence
• Mickelson v. State, 2012 WY 137- unlawful
tipping of a bartender
• Vance v. State, 2012 WY 83- speedy trial
• Sen v. State, 2013 WY 47- sentencing juvenile
to Life without parole (Bear Cloud 2013WY18)
• Spreeman v. State, 2012 WY 88- DWUI
enhancement
• Johnson v. State, 2012 WY 112-sentencing factors
• Smith v. State, 2012 WY 130- Restitution at
sentencing
• Espinoza v. State, ex rel. Wyoming Department of
Transportation, 2012 WY 101- Reasons for stop,
suspension
• Miller v. State, ex rel. WYDOT, 2012 WY 115,
(Romsa v. State, 2012 WY 146)- suspension,
certification of operator
• Sandoval, Nelson, City of Laramie, WYDOT,
2012 WY 160- local and state implied consent
warnings
U.S. Supreme Court Highlights
• Williams v. Illinois, 567 U.S. ___(2012)- expert
testimony and Crawford
• Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S.____(2012)- Eighth
Amendment life imprisonment of minors
• Missouri v. McNeely, 569 U.S. ___(2013)Exigent circumstances in Blood draws
• Florida v. Jardines, 569 U.S. ___(2013)-Dog
sniff, curtilage
• Florida v. Harris, 568 U.S. ___(2013)- Dog sniff,
traffic stop
• Bailey v. U.S., 568 U.S.___ (2013)- Detention
during Search warrant execution
Legislative Highlights
• Chapter 191, HEA 110- Renames larceny,
reconstructs the crime
• Chapter 104, HB 85- limits on municipal
jurisdiction
• Chapter 172, HB122- I.D. limitations for liquor
purchases
• Chapter 119, HEA 98- Notification of parents
• Chapter 160, HEA 44- No firearms in
Courtrooms, penalties
Questions
• Now
• ttcc@courts.state.wy.us