The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Cheri Lynn Marler, who was found guilty by a Lincoln County jury of first-degree murder and child abuse in the 2022 death of a five-year-old child left in her care.

In a ruling released this week, the state’s high court affirmed the district court’s decisions to admit Marler’s confession at trial and to proceed with a pretrial suppression hearing without her physical presence.

Background

According to court documents, Marler called 911 on November 25, 2022, reporting that the child had fallen down a staircase and was not breathing. First responders found the child unresponsive and covered in bruises. The child was airlifted to Primary Children’s Hospital in Utah, where she died the following morning.

Law enforcement questioned Marle

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