FEENEY v. STATE

No. 85-200.

714 P.2d 1229 (1986)

John J. FEENEY, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard E. Cole of Cole & Moench, Cheyenne, for appellant.

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne and Elizabeth R. Walsh, Asst. Albany Co. Atty., Laramie, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and BROWN, CARDINE, URBIGKIT and MACY, JJ.


URBIGKIT, Justice.

Appellant claims prejudicial error occurred during his trial before a judge on charges of driving while under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Evidence of his refusal to submit to a sobriety test was inadvertently introduced, and appellant moved for a mistrial. The trial judge stated that she would disregard the inadmissible evidence, denied the motion for mistrial, and convicted the appellant.

We will affirm.

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