KING v. STATE

No. S-12-0187.

315 P.3d 639 (2013)

2013 WY 156

Lashawn Sidney KING, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

December 19, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Office of the State Public Defender: Diane M. Lozano , State Public Defender; Elisabeth M.W. Trefonas , Assistant Public Defender;* Patricia L. Bennett , Assistant Public Defender. Argument by Ms. Bennett.

Representing Appellee: Gregory A. Phillips , Wyoming Attorney General; David L. Delicath , Deputy Attorney General; Jeffrey S. Pope Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Pope.

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


VOIGT, Justice.

[¶ 1] The appellant, LaShawn Sidney King, was convicted of attempted first-degree murder, kidnapping, and two counts of aggravated assault and battery after he attacked the victim and hit her several times in the face and body with a sledgehammer. In this appeal, the appellant argues his convictions should be reversed because the district court improperly admitted evidence of the appellant's previous violent behavior against the victim, a transcript...

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