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JONES v. STATE

Nos. 88-94, 88-95.

777 P.2d 54 (1989)

Dale Burton JONES, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff). Ray KNOX, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 3, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Krampner, Casper, for appellant Jones; Fred R. Dollison, Sheridan, for appellant Knox. Argument presented by Messrs. Krampner and Dollison.

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Karen A. Byrne, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., and Terry L. Armitage, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee. Argument presented by Mr. Armitage.

Before CARDINE, C.J., and THOMAS, URBIGKIT, MACY and GOLDEN, JJ.

CARDINE, Chief Justice.

In this case two witnesses were called before the jury with the court and prosecutor knowing beforehand that they would assert their Fifth Amendment right not to testify, and then the court instructed the jury to disregard the effect of their being called as witnesses.

Appellants Dale Burton Jones (Jones) and Ray Lamar Knox (Knox) were convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree in violation of W.S. 6-1-303...

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