LOVATO v. STATE

No. 94-297.

901 P.2d 1132 (1995)

Robert Onesimo LOVATO, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia Lee Hackl, State Public Defender; and Deborah Cornia, Appellate Counsel, Cheyenne, for appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Sr. Assistant Attorney General; and Cal Rerucha, Special Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, for appellee.

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


GOLDEN, Chief Justice.

Robert Onesimo Lovato contends there is not sufficient evidence to sustain his conviction for first degree murder.

We affirm.

Lovato insists the evidence is insufficient to sustain the jury's verdict of guilty of first degree murder because the record lacks proof he premeditated the crime or that he committed it with the requisite malice.1 In response, the...

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