Opinion ID: 1265969
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Heading: violation of fifth amendment rights

Text: We are next faced with a claim that it was prejudicial error for the prosecuting attorney to elicit from two police officers the fact that defendant was advised of his constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution because no confession was ever offered in evidence. In addition to his categorical assertion that this was an indirect mention and a comment upon defendant's failure to make an exculpatory statement, he relies without further argument upon Jerskey v. State, Wyo., 546 P.2d 173, and the authorities therein cited, without any attempt at demonstrating its applicability. Inasmuch as that case involves an examination of police officers with direct statements from them that Jerskey had no comment or reply, we are unable to see how it can be applied to this case. Nor are we able to conclude logically that this was or is a comment upon the failure to make such statement. There being no authority which we deem applicable, or cogent argument, we will not further consider this question, Alcala v. State, Wyo., 487 P.2d 448, 456, certiorari denied 405 U.S. 997, 92 S.Ct. 1259, 31 L.Ed.2d 466, rehearing denied 406 U.S. 911, 92 S.Ct. 1613, 31 L.Ed.2d 823; Connor v. State, Wyo., 537 P.2d 715, 719.