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OPIE v. STATE

No. 3167.

389 P.2d 684 (1964)

Jeramiah OPIE, also known as Jerry Opie, Appellant (Defendant below), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 3, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Marty, Green River, J. Reuel Armstrong and Kenneth W. Keldsen, Rawlins, for appellant.

Dean W. Borthwick, Deputy Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, and Joe R. Wilmetti, Former County and Pros. Atty. of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs, for appellee.

Before PARKER, C.J., and HARNSBERGER, GRAY and McINTYRE, JJ.

Mr. Justice HARNSBERGER delivered the opinion of the court.

An information charged Jeramiah Opie, also known as Jerry Opie, did unlawfully, purposely, and with premeditated malice kill and murder his wife, Iris Opie. Defendant, tried by a jury, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, without capital punishment, and the court sentenced Opie to life imprisonment. He now appeals, claiming reversible error for: (1) failure to direct a verdict of acquittal at the...

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