Walker v. State, 521 P.3d 967 (Wyo. 2022)
Dec 19, 2022OUTCOME: Won / Convictions Reversed on Appeal
Successfully appealed and reversed multiple convictions (including third-degree sexual abuse counts) after establishing that the trial court's flawed jury instructions violated the unequivocal constitu ... tional requirement for jury unanimity. The Supreme Court agreed that identical, non-specific instruction language across multiple charges failed to direct the jury to a unanimous verdict on each individual count, constituting prejudicial error that adversely affected substantial rights.