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SMALL v. STATE

No. 84-26.

689 P.2d 420 (1984)

Benjamin SMALL, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, Wyoming Public Defender Program; and Sylvia Lee Hackl, Appellate Counsel, Wyoming Public Defender Program, Cheyenne, for appellant.

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Michael A. Blonigen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, for appellee.

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

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter. Because his status was also determined by the jury to be that of an habitual criminal, his sentence was enhanced to life imprisonment.

According to appellant the issues are:

"I. Whether Appellant's constitutional right to due process of law was abridged by the trial court's refusal to instruct the jury regarding the burden of proof on the issue of self-defense.

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