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Christopher David Tarpey v. Wyoming
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Wyoming, No. S-21-0234, S-22-0167 · judgment February 6, 2023
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and counsel who has filed here before, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Is the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial a fundamental right that is personal to the defendant such that waiver must be on the record by the defendant himself? RELATED PROCEEDINGS State of Wyoming v. Christopher David Tarpey, Criminal No. 2717, District Court of the Ninth Judicial District, Teton County, Wyoming. Judgment and Sentence entered September 13, 2021 and Order Denying Defendant’s Motion Pursuant to W.R.A.P. 21 for New Trial Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel issued June 3, 2022. Christopher David Tarpey v. The State of Wyoming, S-21-0234, S-22-0167, Wyoming Supreme Court. Opinion Affirming Conviction entered February 6, 2023.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Angela L. Campbell
Dickey, Campbell & Sahag Law Firm, PLC
For respondent
Kristen Reeves Jones
Office of the Wyoming Attorney General
Case
Subject area
Criminal Procedure (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Order
Order list, October 2, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jul 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jul 05 2023Reply of petitioner Christopher David Tarpey filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 21 2023Brief of respondent Wyoming in opposition filed.
- May 22 2023Response Requested. (Due June 21, 2023)
- May 16 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
- May 10 2023Waiver of right of respondent Wyoming to respond filed.
- May 05 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2023)