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ELAM v. STATE

No. 4863.

578 P.2d 1367 (1978)

Gary ELAM, Appellant (Defendant below), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley S. Sheehan, Gillette, and George Briggs, Pawhuska, Okl., for appellant.

V. Frank Mendicino, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Crim. Div., and Sharon A. Fitzgerald, Legal Intern, Cheyenne, for appellee.

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

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was charged with the crime of first degree murder in the District Court of Campbell County, Wyoming. The jury returned a verdict of involuntary manslaughter under the first degree murder charge. The sole question presented, as it appears in appellant's brief, is as follows:

"The Court erred in refusing to give proffered instruction concerning testimony of character witnesses, denying to defendant a substantial right to a fair trial....

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