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OLSON v. STATE

No. 97-289.

960 P.2d 1019 (1998)

Joanie OLSON, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardy H. Tate and Dianna D. Bennett, Sheridan, for Appellant(Defendant).

William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and Kimberly A. Baker-Musick, Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, for Appellee(Plaintiff).

Before LEHMAN, C.J., and MACY, GOLDEN and TAYLOR, JJ. and KALOKATHIS, District Judge.

KALOKATHIS, District Judge.

Appellant challenges her judgment and sentence for involuntary manslaughter, claiming that the self-defense instruction was improper. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

ISSUES

Appellant, Joanie Olson (Olson), states the issue as:

Whether the trial court erred when it provided the jury with a self-defense instruction when self-defense is inconsistent with the "recklessly" element of Wyo. Stat. 6-2-105(a)(ii...

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