MENDICOA v. STATE

No. 88-223.

771 P.2d 1240 (1989)

Modesto MENDICOA, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Honaker of Honaker & Hampton, Rock Springs, and Ronald J. Yengich of Yengich, Rich, Xaiz & Metos, Salt Lake City, Utah, for appellant.

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Karen A. Byrne, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before THOMAS, URBIGKIT, MACY and GOLDEN, JJ., and GRANT, District Judge.


MACY, Justice.

Appellant Modesto Mendicoa appeals from his convictions on four felony counts of cattle rustling in contravention of Wyo. Stat. § 6-3-402(e) (1977) and four misdemeanor counts of transporting livestock across state lines without a brand inspection as proscribed by Wyo. Stat. §§ 11-20-203(a) and (b), 11-20-229, and 11-1-103 (1977).

We reverse.

Appellant presents the following issues for our review:

(I.) DID THE...

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