Legal Opinion

Ellifritz v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1985No. 84-248PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated homicide by vehicle. In his appeal, he alleges error in the instructions given the jury.

According to appellant, the issue is:

“Whether the Appellant was denied a fair trial because the trial court refused to instruct the jury on the Appellant’s theory of the case regarding the manner in which his vehicle was driven.”

We will affirm.

On November 12, 1983, appellant was driving a large truck near Hell’s Half Acre in Natrona County and hit the rear of an automobile, killing the driver, Patricia Morgan. He was charged with, and convicted…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Scheikofsky v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Evans v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Benson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Stapleman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bouwkamp v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Amin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Chavez-Becerra v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Nelson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Sodergren v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986

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