Attorney Discipline, 0621 WYBJ, Vol. 44 No. 3. 42

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Attorney Discipline

No. Vol. 44 No. 3 Pg. 42

Wyoming Bar Journal

June, 2021

Public Censure

The Wyoming Supreme Court has issued an order of public censure of Cheyenne attorney David E. Singleton. The order stems from Singleton's conduct as a prosecutor in bringing charges against a pair of hemp farmers, a construction contractor, and the contractor's wife, whom Singleton alleged were engaged in a conspiracy to manufacture, deliver, or possess marijuana; felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver; felony possession of marijuana; and cultivation of marijuana, a misdemeanor.

In the course of testifying at a preliminary hearing, the law enforcement officer upon whose investigation the charges were brought testified falsely with respect to material aspects of the case. Singleton knew the testimony was false but failed to bring the falsity of such testimony to the court's attention. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, the presiding judge found there was not sufficient evidence of intent on the part of the defendants to possess, distribute, or conspire regarding marijuana and declined to bind the felony charges over to district court. One of the defense attorneys brought concerns regarding Singleton's conduct to the attention of Bar Counsel for the Wyoming State Bar. As a result of Bar Counsel's...