James Lancaster, Appellant (defendant) v. the State of Wyoming, Appellee (plaintiff)

Summary

The court affirmed Lancaster's convictions, holding that admission of the videotaped crime reenactment was erroneous but harmless, and that the alleged prosecutorial misconduct either did not occur or did not prejudice him. It also held that counsel was not ineffective for failing to seek suppression because the police encounter, weapons pat-down, identification check, and ensuing arrest were reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. Lehman, Chief Justice, dissenting, would have found the videotape error prejudicial because the case depended primarily on the conflicting accounts of Lancaster and Hanson.