PALATO v. STATE

No. 97-76.

988 P.2d 512 (1999)

Robert Genaro PALATO, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff). Shellie Jo Cottam, Appellant (Defendant), v. The State of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

October 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellants: For appellant Palato: Sylvia Lee Hackl, State Public Defender and Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel. For appellant Cottam: Harry G. Bondi of Harry G. Bondi Law Offices, P.C., Casper, WY. Argument presented by Ms. Domonkos and Mr. Bondi.

Representing Appellee: William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Thomas A. Burley, Converse County Attorney; and Bruce Horton, Deputy Converse County Attorney. Argument presented by Mr. Horton.

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


LEHMAN, Chief Justice.

This case involves a certified question arising out of two criminal actions currently pending in the District Court for the Eighth Judicial District of Wyoming. Both defendants are alleged to have conspired with a government agent to deliver a controlled substance in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-1042 (Lexis 1999), raising the issue of whether Wyoming follows a unilateral or bilateral approach with respect to conspiracies involving...

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