RINEHART v. STATE

No. 5585.

641 P.2d 192 (1982)

Steven John RINEHART, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Gallivan, Director, Wyoming Defender Aid Program, Michael Schilling, Appellate Counsel, and Margaret White, Student Intern (argued), Laramie, for appellant.

Steven F. Freudenthal, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Crim. Div., and Allen C. Johnson, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), for appellee.

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


RAPER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter pursuant to § 6-4-107, W.S. 1977, 1981 Cum.Supp.1 He appeals from the judgment and sentence entered against him contending that the expert testimony presented at trial provided an insufficient basis for the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that appellant's act was the cause of the victim's death.

We will affirm.

On the night of December 13, 1980, appellant...

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