LEEPER v. STATE

No. 4854.

589 P.2d 379 (1979)

Judith Elayne LEEPER, Appellant (Defendant below), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

January 19, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe R. Wilmetti, Rock Springs, for appellant.

V. Frank Mendicino, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Peter J. Mulvaney, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, for appellee.

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


McCLINTOCK, Justice.

On the afternoon of January 16, 1977, John Friedrich Johannsen was shot and killed by Judith Elayne Leeper. Charged with murder in the first degree, she was convicted after jury trial of the lesser included offense of murder in the second degree. She appeals this conviction to this court and claims the homicide was justified, or excused, by self-defense, or defense of another, and error in the instructions. We affirm the trial court.

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