WOOD v. CITY OF CASPER

No. 5791.

660 P.2d 1163 (1983)

Charles E. WOOD, Appellant (Appellant-Defendant), v. CITY OF CASPER, Appellee (Appellee-Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald L. Brown and Donn J. McCall of Brown, Drew, Apostolos, Massey & Sullivan, Casper, for appellant.

Richard H. Peek, City Atty., Casper, for appellee.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The significant question presented for review by this appeal is whether a district court, in its role as an intermediate appellate court, properly can dismiss an appeal taken from a criminal conviction in a municipal court, which otherwise has been perfected, because of the failure of the appellant to seek hearing or argument before the district court. The district court granted a motion to dismiss the appeal premised upon a "lack of prosecution....

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