HOPKINS v. STATE

S-18-0262.

445 P.3d 582 (2019)

2019 WY 77

Matthew Vernon HOPKINS, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 23, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Office of the Public Defender: Diane M. Lozano , State Public Defender; Kirk A. Morgan , Chief Appellate Counsel; Robin S. Cooper , Senior Assistant Appellate Counsel. Argument by Ms. Cooper.

Representing Appellee: Bridget L. Hill , Wyoming Attorney General; Christyne M. Martens , Deputy Attorney General; Shawnna M. Lamb , Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Ms. Lamb.

Before DAVIS, C.J., and FOX, KAUTZ, BOOMGAARDEN, and GRAY, JJ.


[¶1] On March 14, 2017, Appellant Matthew Vernon Hopkins, a psychiatric addiction specialist, huffed from a can of Dust-Off, got behind the wheel of his car, and lost consciousness while driving to his office. He veered into oncoming traffic, hit another vehicle head on, and injured the other driver. The State filed criminal...

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