LOPEZ v. STATE

No. 05-106.

139 P.3d 445 (2006)

2006 WY 97

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

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

August 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Kenneth Koski, State Public Defender; Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel; and Marion Yoder, Senior Assistant Public Defender. Argument by Ms. Yoder.

Representing Appellee: Patrick J. Crank, Wyoming Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; and James Michael Causey, Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Causey.

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


HILL, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant, John Kenneth Lopez (Lopez), was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and of being an habitual criminal. He was sentenced to a term of 10 to 15 years of imprisonment, with credit for all time served. Lopez contends that there was insufficient proof of each element of the offense of voluntary manslaughter, that the jury was not properly instructed on the elements of voluntary manslaughter, and that the State's introduction of an habitual...

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