SMITH v. STATE

No. 4785.

574 P.2d 1227 (1978)

Arlene K. SMITH, also known as Arlene Johnson, Appellant (Defendant below), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 23, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Gallivan, Director, Wyoming Defender Aid Program, and John R. Green, Senior Law Student and Student Director, Wyoming Defender Aid Program, Laramie, for appellant (defendant below).

V. Frank Mendicino, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Allen C. Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, for appellee (plaintiff below).

Before GUTHRIE, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, RAPER, THOMAS and ROSE, JJ.


ROSE, Justice.

The defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of first-degree murder in violation of § 6-54(a), W.S. 1957, 1975 Cum. Supp., and was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, essentially two issues are raised: (1) whether the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to strike certain pretrial and in-court identifications of the murder victim and the defendant; and (2) whether there was sufficient...

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