STATE v. JOHN

S-19-0046.

460 P.3d 1122 (2020)

2020 WY 46

The STATE of Wyoming, Petitioner, v. Jason Tsosie JOHN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 6, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Petitioner: Bridget L. Hill , Wyoming Attorney General; Jenny L. Craig , Deputy Attorney General; Christyne M. Martens , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Samuel L. Williams , Assistant Attorney General; Kevin D. Taheri , Special Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Williams.

Representing Respondent: Office of the State Public Defender: Diane M. Lozano , Wyoming Public Defender; Kirk A. Morgan , Chief Appellate Counsel; Desiree Wilson , Senior Assistant Appellate Counsel. Argument by Ms. Wilson.

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


[¶1] In August 2018, the State charged Jason Tsosie John with one count of first degree murder. The district court dismissed the case under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-602(f), which the legislature had only recently added to the self-defense statutes. 2018 Wyo. Sess. Laws, ch. 135 (amending Wyoming Statute §§...

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