Turner v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to one count of solicitation to commit property destruction. On appeal, Defendant argued (1) the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because he was in West Virginia at the time of the alleged solicitation, and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the State had subject matter jurisdiction to prosecute Appellant for charges specified in the charging Information, as Defendant intended his criminal actions to have an effect in Wyoming; and (2) Appellant failed to carry his burden of showing that his representation by trial counsel was so ineffective that it rendered Appellant’s guilty plea involuntary.
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