Snyder v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a trial, Defendant was convicted of five counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree. Defendant appealed, arguing that the district court committed plain error by admitting testimony about the presumption of paternity applicable to DNA evidence that showed Defendant impregnated his minor victim. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) there was no plain error where the testimony in question was only relevant to support Wyo. R. Evid. 404(b) evidence rather than any elements of the charged office; and (2) Defendant’s due process rights were not violated where there was no indication that the State relied on this evidence to shift its burden of proof to Defendant.
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