WILSON v. STATE

No. 92-111.

874 P.2d 215 (1994)

Wesley WILSON, Appellant (Defendant), v. STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, Gerald M. Gallivan, Director, Wyoming Defender Aid Program, Stephanie Bryant, Student Intern, and Aaron Phillips, Student Intern, for appellant.

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Sylvia L. Hackl, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Barbara L. Boyer, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before MACY, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, GOLDEN and TAYLOR, JJ.


TAYLOR, Justice.

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