STATE v. ALEXANDER

No. 2799.

78 Wyo. 324 (1958)

324 P.2d 831

THE STATE OF WYOMING Plaintiff and Respondent vs. JAMES V. ALEXANDER Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 29, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant and appellant, the cause was submitted upon the brief of Layman and Stewart, of Casper, Wyoming, and oral argument by Mr. Allen H. Stewart.

For the plaintiff and respondent, the cause was submitted upon the brief of Thomas O. Miller, Attorney General, and William A. Riner, Deputy Attorney General, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and oral argument by Mr. Riner and Mr. Raymond B. Whitaker, County and Prosecuting Attorney of Natrona County, Casper, Wyoming.

Heard before Blume, C.J., and Harnsberger and Parker, J.J.


OPINION

Mr. Justice HARNSBERGER delivered the opinion of this court.

Defendant, who was informed against and tried for the first degree murder of Barbara Alexander, his wife, was convicted by a jury and adjudged guilty of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to serve a term of not less than 45 years nor more than 65 years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary, and to...

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