NELSON v. STATE

No. 97-230.

960 P.2d 1011 (1998)

Dennis NELSON, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

June 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Moxley of Gage & Moxley, Cheyenne, for Appellant(Defendant).

William U. Hill, Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General, for Appellee(Plaintiff).

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


GOLDEN, Justice.

The Wyoming Legislature has provided that state game and fish law enforcement personnel are "peace officers" "while responding to requests to assist other peace officers performing their official duties." WYO. STAT. § 7-2-101(a)(iv)(C) (1997). The primary question in this appeal is whether park rangers at Glendo State Park, who concededly are peace officers, may in advance call upon state game and fish wardens for assistance in handling the large...

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