Opinion ID: 2581989
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: Failure to object to the district court's erroneous application of W.R.E. 613

Text: [¶ 67] Duke apparently contends that counsel was ineffective for his failure to object to the trial court's allegedly erroneous application of W.R.E. 613 to counsel's attempts at impeaching Roger Brauberger. However, Duke does nothing to develop or analyze this claim. Rather, he merely cites to three pages of the trial transcript and the language of Rule 613 and leaves it to the State and to this Court to determine what his complaint entails. Furthermore, Duke has not explained how counsel's alleged deficiency in this regard actually prejudiced him at trial. Because his claim is not supported by cogent argument or legal authority, this Court need not consider it. Barkell, at ¶ 32; Madrid, 910 P.2d at 1347.