Michael Lee Cooper v. The State of Wyoming

KITE, Chief Justice.

[11] Mr. Cooper challenges his conviction for aggravated assault by threatening to use a drawn deadly weapon. He asserts his trial counsel was ineffective because she failed to call an expert witness; the district court improperly instructed the jury on the law of self defense; and there was insufficient evidence of a threat to support the jury's guilty verdict. We conclude there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict but that Mr. Cooper did not receive effective assistance of counsel and the jury was improperly instructed on self defense. We, therefore,…