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LOPEZ v. STATE

No. 01-110.

86 P.3d 851 (2004)

2004 WY 28

John K. LOPEZ, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Thomas Sedar,* Casper, Wyoming; Kenneth Koski, State Public Defender; Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel; Marion Yoder, Senior Assistant Public Defender, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Argument by Ms. Yoder.

Representing Appellee: Hoke MacMillan, Wyoming Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Pauling.

Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, LEHMAN, KITE, and VOIGT, JJ.

GOLDEN, Justice.

[¶ 1] In this case, we must primarily decide whether the State proved that Appellant John Kenneth Lopez (Lopez) committed second degree murder by a single, open hand slap to the side of the victim's head. The victim walked away after the slap, but, hours later, was found unconscious, and he subsequently died. Following a jury trial, Lopez was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to twenty to...

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