MINTUN v. STATE

No. 97-101.

966 P.2d 954 (1998)

Eric L. MINTUN, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

September 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sylvia L. Hackl, State Public Defender; and Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel, for Appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Kimberly A. Baker-Musick, Assistant Attorney General; Theodore E. Lauer, Director, Prosecution Assistance Program; and S. Decker Cannon, Student Intern, Appellee.

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


TAYLOR, Justice.

After a deadly car accident claimed the life of Charles Pennington and left Eric Mintun seriously injured, with no recollection of the accident or prior events, Eric Mintun was charged with aggravated homicide by vehicle in violation of Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-106(b)(i) (1997). Both Charles Pennington and Eric Mintun were ejected from the vehicle during the accident; thus, the only issue at trial was who was driving the car when it crashed. The jury...

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