Tryon v. State

GUTHRIE, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of first degree rape by a jury in Hot Springs County, and was sentenced to a term of not less than 15 nor more than 30 years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary. He appeals this conviction and sentence. He bases his claim for reversal upon three propositions:

1. That there is insufficient evidence to support the verdict of first degree rape.

2. That the trial court erred when it instructed the jury to acquit the defendant or find him guilty of first degree rape.

3. That a communication to a juror by way of an anonymous telephone call was so…