Dennis Wayne Crozier, Appellant (defendant) v. the State of Wyoming, Appellee (plaintiff)

Summary

The court affirmed Crozier’s second-degree murder conviction, rejecting challenges to the admission of the victim’s hearsay statements, evidence that Crozier sought marijuana, the intoxication instruction, and the prosecutor’s closing argument. It held that the hearsay was sufficiently trustworthy and relevant, the marijuana evidence was part of the complete account of the evening, voluntary intoxication does not negate second-degree murder because that offense requires only general intent, and the prosecutor did not comment on Crozier’s failure to testify.