Opinion ID: 1258775
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: denial of access to the investigating officer's report

Text: Our review of the record of Craney's trial attorney's opening and closing arguments indicates this appellate issue can only relate to the third degree sexual assault convictions. We are left with this impression because his trial counsel appeared to concede during opening argument that Craney purchased alcohol for the minor child and that the two smoked marijuana together. During closing argument, his trial counsel seemed to make the same concession by indicating that Craney and the minor child had passed a marijuana pipe back and forth. Our impression that the delivery conviction is not being challenged was confirmed when Craney's appellate counsel responded in the negative during oral argument when asked if he was attacking the conviction for delivery of a controlled substance to a minor. Since we are convinced that this appeal is directed to the convictions upon which Craney has prevailed, we leave undisturbed the conviction for delivery of a controlled substance to a minor. Consequently, we will not consider the significant issue of denied access to the police officer's investigation report for cross-examination [8] when consideration would be academic and advisory for appellate resolution of this case. Mari v. Rawlins Nat. Bank of Rawlins, 794 P.2d 85 (Wyo. 1990); Tobin v. Pursel, 539 P.2d 361 (Wyo. 1975); West v. Willey, 453 P.2d 883 (Wyo. 1969). See also, in regard to interpretation of a rule of this court, Arland v. State, 788 P.2d 1125, 1128 n. 5 (Wyo. 1990).