HOSKOVEK v. STATE

No. 5456.

629 P.2d 1366 (1981)

Steven J. HOSKOVEK, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Gallivan, Director, Wyo. Defender Aid Program, argued, and Michael B. Rosenthal, Student Intern, Wyo. Defender Aid Program, Laramie, on brief, for appellant.

Allen C. Johnson, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Steven F. Freudenthal, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Crim. Div., Cheyenne, on brief, for appellee.

Before ROSE, C.J., and RAPER, THOMAS, ROONEY and BROWN, JJ.


ROONEY, Justice.

In this appeal, appellant-defendant contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel in a criminal proceeding in which he was found guilty by a jury of the crime of aggravated robbery. Specifically, appellant contends that the public defender, who represented him at the trial, did not adequately investigate and prepare a "crucial" and "sole" defense premised upon appellant's lack of mental competence, capacity and legal sanity.

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