COOK v. STATE

No. 5443.

631 P.2d 5 (1981)

Thomas COOK, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Schilling, Appellate Counsel, Wyoming Public Defender Program, Laramie, for appellant.

Steven F. Freudenthal, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Samuel A. Soule, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, for appellee.

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


ROSE, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Thomas Cook, was found guilty in Natrona County District Court of armed robbery and sentenced to five to seven years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. Mr. Cook raises two issues challenging the lower court decision.

The first argument charges that an illegal arrest occurred because the police officers lacked probable cause to stop the vehicle in which appellant was riding. Once having established this position, the appellant...

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