HIGHTOWER v. STATE

No. 94-151.

901 P.2d 397 (1995)

David HIGHTOWER, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wyoming Public Defender Program: Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, and Deborah Cornia, Appellate Counsel; and Maynard D. Grant of Grant & Newcomb, for appellant.

Joseph B. Meyer, Attorney General; Sylvia Lee Hackl, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Mary Beth Wolff, Senior Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The major question to be resolved in this appeal is whether error occurred in permitting the Information to be amended prior to the preliminary examination. David Hightower (Hightower) appeals from his conviction for first degree murder and felony murder. He also contends the evidence is not sufficient to sustain his conviction of first degree murder on the theory of premeditated murder or the theory of felony murder, and the trial court erred in...

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